News Archive - August 2002

Due to Yorkshire's appearance in the C & G final on 31st August 2002, the Norwich Union League match scheduled for Headingley on Sunday 1st September 2002 will now be played at Headingley on Monday 2nd September at 12 noon.

Yorkshire�s new East Stand was officially opened on the eve of the npower Test Match by four of Yorkshire�s greatest players � Freddie Trueman, Brian Close, Ray Illingworth and Geoffrey Boycott.

The �5 million development includes a magnificent Members Long Room as well as 36 top quality executive boxes/bedrooms which have been named after many of Yorkshire�s great players including Sachin Tendulkar, the county�s first overseas player in 1992, who also attended the opening ceremony to thank the members, players and staff who had made him so welcome during his season with Yorkshire.

The Stand provides 2000 new seats for Members and was completed in time for the Indian Test match by contractors Bowmer and Kirkland.

218 Brian Close
217 Michael Vaughan
216 Darren Lehmann
215 Sachin Tendulkar
214 Herbert Sutcliffe
213 Bob Appleyard
212 Mathew Hoggard
211 Norman Yardley
210 Phil Carrick
209 John Hampshire
208 Brian Sellers
207 Doug Padgett
206 Don Wilson
205 Jimmy Binks
204 Maurice Leyland
203 Arthur Mitchell
202 Hon Stanley Jackson
201 John Tunnicliffe

318 Lord Hawke
317 Sir Leonard Hutton
316 Freddie Trueman
315 Ray Illingworth
314 Geoffrey Boycott
313 Chris Old
312 Tony Nicholson
311 Martyn Moxon
310 David Byas
309 Darren Gough
308 David Bairstow
307 Philip Sharpe
306 Johnny Wardle
305 Ronnie Burnet
304 Willie Watson
303 Vic Wilson
302 Percy Holmes
301 David Denton

Derek Fatchett was the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central constituency from 1983 �1999. Born in Lincoln and coming from a working class background, he rose to become a formidable international statesman, politician and academic, winning respect and esteem both at home and abroad. He worked as a lecturer at Leeds University from 1974, became a Labour councillor for Wakefield in 1980, and a Leeds Member of Parliament from 1983. In 1997 he was appointed Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and then Privy Councillor in 1998.

He was a man whose values embraced equality of opportunity for all, not least within the field of education. His own experience at schools in Lincoln, and then at the University of Birmingham and the London School of Economics, clearly helped him towards reaching his optimum potential and to use his skills as educator and politician to help others follow his example.

Derek is a fine role model for young people from all walks of life. Without a doubt he would have been delighted to see the establishment of this educational facility at Headingley. It is a worthy memorial to his life and achievements � one of which he would have been proud.