The Hon Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane, Vanity Fair, January 1878 Synopsis In 1872 the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) codified the laws of tennis, unifying the game.  When lawn tennis emerged, burgeoning with multiple codes, just a couple of years later, it seemed reasonable that the MCC, which was the guardian of the laws of cricket, rackets … Continue reading 1875 And All That