By Lawrence Booth for MailOnline
Published: 17:29 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 17:33 BST, 2 May 2019
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MCC, the guardians of the spirit of cricket and its laws, have tightened the Code of Conduct for their 23,000-strong membership after it emerged that a woman was assaulted in the Lord's pavilion last summer and a man subjected to anti-semitic abuse.
The stories were told by the two victims at Wednesday's AGM after club president Anthony Wreford reminded members that the eyes of the global cricket community would be on them this summer. Lord's hosts the World Cup final on July 14, followed by high-profile Tests against Ireland and Australia.
The woman stood up at the meeting to explain that she had been 'attacked', and was surprised when other members failed to come immediately to her assistance. The details of the assault are unclear and because the police were involved MCC would not say what action, if any, was taken against her alleged assailant. After speaking, the woman received a round of applause.
The MCC has tightened its Code of Conduct following two serious incidents last summer
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