Article: Lord's umpire of women's appeal.

It has been a remarkable year so far for cricket.

A Test match was abandoned because of a dangerous pitch, the carping tones of Geoff Boycott were removed from the airwaves, England have won a Test match in the West Indies and captain Mike Atherton was even seen to smile.

But all this is as nothing, compared to the momentous decision being considered at Lord's: Should women be admitted as members to the Marylebone Cricket Club?

A special general meeting at Lord's Indoor Cricket Centre will announce the result of a ballot of the club's 18,000 ...

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