A statement from David Howard, president of The London Hardwood Club, said "Although the risk is not major at this moment, new cases are being reported every day, and I’m sure you will all agree, that although this meeting was going to be spectacular, it is not worth the cost and disruption to your business that the coronavirus could cause."

The next scheduled meeting will now be the AGM in May which will be held in a new venue: The Globe, Moorgate.