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MCC HAS TODAY WRITTEN TO ITS MEMBERS WITH AN UPDATE ON THE OUTCOME OF THE CLUB’S DISCIPLINARY PROCESS CONVENED IN RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE PAVILION AT LORD’S ON SUNDAY 2 JULY, THE FIFTH AND FINAL DAY OF THE ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA MEN’S TEST MATCH.
The Club initiated the disciplinary process immediately following the incident and this is now complete. The Disciplinary Panel has imposed the following penalties on three Members:
| DATE OF INCIDENT | NATURE OF CHARGE | SANCTION |
| 2 JULY 2023 | ABUSIVE, OFFENSIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR OR LANGUAGE | EXPULSION |
| 2 JULY 2023 | ABUSIVE, OFFENSIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR OR LANGUAGE | 4 ½ YEARS’ SUSPENSION |
| 2 JULY 2023 | ABUSIVE, OFFENSIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR OR LANGUAGE | 30 MONTHS’ SUSPENSION |
Details of the disciplinary process are confidential, and the Club will not be publishing the names of the three individuals who have been sanctioned.
The actions of the three individuals in the Pavilion on the day in question fell well below the behaviour expected from our Members. The penalties set out above are the consequences of breaching the Club’s Code of Conduct.
MCC will not be making any further comment on the matter at this time.
