Talk:Marylebone Cricket Club

Cricketing power

 * Also, in moving its location from Lord's to Dubai the ICC is making a clear statement of independence from the past.

Would it be terribly cynical of me to suggest it might actually be more a clear statement of where the financial power lies in world cricket these days...? Loganberry (Talk) 19:17, 13 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Replace "financial" with "political" and you'd be right. See 2005 Afro-Asian Cup, jguk 19:57, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

I'd have to disagree with both of you. It certainly was the case that in the past the MCC was the real power base for world cricket. But following the formation of the ICC it really has now got no power on the international stage. And as for power on the national stage, that is limited to having the ECB on its premsises, but I think that it is fair to say that the MCC does not interfere in their business. The only power the club holds now on the world level is that of the copyright to the Laws of Cricket, and any changes to them need to be passed by a 2/3 majority of the membership.--Wisden17 19:34, 10 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Not correct. Because it is an 'ordinary resolution' (i.e. can only be presented at an AGM), it only requires a simple majority (Rule 22.5).  DieSwartzPunkt (talk) 18:16, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Stub status
Hmm, just a suggestion, this page doesn't really feel like a stub anymore... Shouldn't we remove it's stub tag? Smithers 17:30, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Be bold! Cheers --Pak21 17:39, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I've removed it. Stephen Turner (Talk) 17:54, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Gavaskar
The article says that he is a honorary member. Is it true ? He did once reject the membership in the early 1990s. Tintin (talk) 06:12, 28 September 2006 (UTC)


 * He did accept it later. Tintin (talk) 10:22, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Tours and Matches
There really should be some info about games that the MCC has played - either tours, or other info. I know MCC games frequently come up in cricketing records, so some mention of notable games or tours might be in order? For instance as of Feb 2006 the MCC are going on tour to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. I know Wikipedia isn't a news service, but some mention of games that have been played (or people that have played) over the past few hundred years might be in order! Gavinio

Fair use rationale for Image:Mcc.jpg
Image:Mcc.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 22:48, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Separation of ICC and ECB
What's the story of the birth of these organisations? 220.253.109.197 (talk) 10:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

WP:FOOD Tagging
This article talk page was automatically added with WikiProject Food and drink banner as it falls under Category:Restaurants or one of its subcategories. If you find this addition an error, Kindly undo the changes and update the inappropriate categories if needed. You can find the related request for tagging here -- TinucherianBot (talk) 10:20, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Public/Private
The terms `public' and `private' schools means the same in England. Should this be modified to `state' and `private' to avoid confusion?
 * Good point, done. Pidz (talk) 14:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Article is incomplete
The article only addresses the MCC's role in cricket and completely fails to mention its role in other sporting activities, both past and present.

The MCC historically (in spite of the name) was dedicated to both tennis and croquet as well as cricket. In 1868 (after 91 years) the lawn tennis and croquet interests were passed to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club founded the same year. The MCC retained its interest in tennis (known these days as real tennis), and indeed the Lord's ground houses one of the few real tennis courts in Britain. The MCC frequently hosts official world championship challenge matches (which, at present, only consists of one 13 set game every two years).

This is a role that the MCC itself seems to underplay as it isn't mentioned on their official website (www.lords.org) which concetrates on the cricket. 86.176.156.193 (talk) 09:25, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

ECB / TCCB
"It was pleased to see many of its global functions transferred to the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1993 and its English governance passed to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at the same time"

Am I right in believing that in 1993 the English governance would have passed to the TCCB? --Longwayround (talk) 09:16, 6 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Well spotted. You're quite right as the ECB was founded on 1 Jan 1997.  Jack | talk page 13:44, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism?
Surely someone has been mischievous by adding Aamer, Butt, Asif, Tillakaratne, Afridi etc to honorary life members?! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.185.144.124 (talk) 23:21, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Marylebone Cricket Club. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100220005023/http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket to http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 00:12, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

"Dark (MCC cricketer)" and others listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark_(MCC_cricketer)&redirect=no Dark (MCC cricketer)] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 15:21, 18 May 2024 (UTC)