== M.C.C. err... M. C. C.... er.... MCC == 

 To be honest, this irritating habit of mine has been commented on before! My preference is for M.C.C. simply, as you say, as that is how they were referred to at the time. But it does lead to messy endings to sentences if you end with the word M.C.C.. My gut instinct, being a stubborn cuss, is to keep to M.C.C. for old cricketers and MCC for more modern ones, but I may have to give it some more thought. And if it really annoys anyone at any point, I'll cheerfully admit defeat and go for MCC as I'm not that bothered. Enough of my ramblings...