UK: FIRST WOMEN MEMBERS AT THE 212 YEAR-OLD MCC, THE HQ OF CRICKET, HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

Record ID: 934100

  • Title: UK: FIRST WOMEN MEMBERS AT THE 212 YEAR-OLD MCC, THE HQ OF CRICKET, HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED
  • Date: 16th March 1999
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (MARCH 16, 1999)(PATV) 1. EXTERIOR OF LORD'S CRICKET GROUND 2. FAMOUS WEATHER VANE OF FATHER TIME TAKING BAILS OFF WICKET 3. PLAQUE TO VICTORIAN CRICKETER W.G. GRACE 4. EXTERIOR OF CRICKET GROUND 5. INTERIOR OF "LONG ROOM" AT MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB (MCC) WHICH HAS REMAINED BARRED TO WOMEN UNTIL NOW 6. PAINTING OF W.G.GRACE IN LONG ROOM 7. CRICKET BAT, ON DISPLAY, AS USED BY WILFRED RHODES IN TEST MATCH IN AUSTRALIA IN 1912 8. PAINTING OF EARLY GAME OF CRICKET 9. EIGHT OF TEN NEW WOMEN HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS OF THE MCC WALKING INTO THE LONG ROOM TO BE SEATED 10. WOMEN SEATED WITH MCC PRESIDENT TONY LEWIS MAKING SPEECH 11. (SOUNDBITE)(ENGLISH) LEWIS SAYS "I am delighted to welcome our first women members of the Marylebone Cricket Club. There are ten in all and I am so happy that eight of them can be here today. They have not declared themselves fit for the first match which will be coming up shortly but they are certainly very proud holders of a new membership card. I don't think they need relax very much because we will need all their experience and all their help to change what you might call the culture of this great club." 12. REPORTERS AND CLUB MEMBERS WATCH. AMONG THEM IS SIR TIM RICE WHO ORCHESTRATED A CAMPAIGN TO VOTE IN FAVOUR OF WOMEN MEMBERS (YELLOW SHIRT) 13. WOMEN MEMBERS HOLDING THEIR LIFE MEMBERSHIP CARDS POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS 14. (SOUNDBITE)(ENGLISH) RACHEL HAYHOE FLINT SAYING "My husband and I will be able to watch cricket together sitting in the pavilion at the greatest cricket ground in the world." (QUESTION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU PERSONALLY? HAYHOE-FLINT SAYS "It's been a long period of patience. I just feel very honoured and very privileged that I have an honorary life membership card in my hand here. I didn't really believe I would ever see this day, or I also feared that because of all the trouble I caused in 1991 they might sort of say I was the last person they would want through the door. But, no, I am genuinely very very proud." 15. WOMAN STANDING NEXT TO CLUB MEMBER WEARING MCC TIE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
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