MCC crackdown looms for members letting others use their cards

The Melbourne Cricket Club has had enough of bad behaviour by its members – especially the misuse of cards – and wants to make punishment, including expulsion, easier to enforce.

MCC president Fred Oldfield used a newsletter to members on Tuesday night to flag the proposed changes ahead of the club’s annual meeting in August where members will get to vote on whether to endorse the harder line.

The MCC has acted on a spike in misuse of members’ cards. Credit: Getty Images

Oldfield told members the proposed changes followed “a comprehensive review” of the club’s rules, which supporting documents said had stretched over five years and was the first in recent history.

The new proposed section on misconduct says members can be referred for sanctions, including expulsion, simply if they “breached” any of the club’s rules, previously they could be punished only if they “wilfully infringed” specific rules around card use or failing to notify the club if they were convicted of serious crimes.

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