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Newspaper cuttings and menu cards relating to MCC and Lord’s between 1989-1993. Subjects include MCC’s decision not to allow women membership in 1991, articles on Gestetner [initial sponsors of Lord’s Tours], articles on a press conference held in the Long Room in July 1991 to re-admit South Africa to the International Cricket Council, articles on MCC Curator Stephen Green’s visit to Australia in 1992, the ball-tampering controversy during the England vs. Pakistan Test match at Lord’s in 1992, the exhibition of sporting trophies, including the Ashes Urn, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1992, reports on MCC matches and tours, report on a discovery of a cod bottle from Barnsley during the construction of the Compton and Edrich stands, obituaries to Sir G O B Allen, articles on items left to MCC by Allen, order of service for Allen’s funeral at St. John’s Wood Church, menu card and table plan for the visit of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother to Lord’s on 20 February 1990, article on MCC Committee Dining Room manager Nancy Doyle, menu card for a luncheon for the MCC Cricket Library on 6 April 1989, copy of running order for a programme entitled ‘The Treasure House of Lord’s’, articles on the MCC Special General Meeting regarding D I Gower’s exclusion from the England team to tour India in 1992-1993, reports on the England tour of India in 1992-1993, articles on R D V Knight’s appointment as MCC Secretary in 1993.

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