News Archive - December 2002

Yorkshire CCC Members were today urged to vote in favour of the new rules at the EGM to be held in the East Stand at Headingley this Saturday. 'A vote against this', said Yorkshire President Robin Smith 'will force the club into administration with a debt of around �6m'.
A vote in favour of the rules will enshrine the position of the new management board of four which has been in existence since August.

The EGM starts at 11am in the East Stand Members Long Room at Headingley.
Robin Smith added, ' I am confident that the membership will approve the new rules but if they do not the consequences will be dire'.

Yorkshire and England batsman Michael Vaughan was today celebrating after picking up two awards at the BBC North Sports Awards held last night at Le Meridien Queens Hotel in Leeds. Vaughan who is currently in Australia with England was awarded Cricketer of the Year and also the top award of Sportman of the Year. The honours are well deserved by Michael Vaughan after some outstanding innings during 2002 and can be added to the PCA Award of Player's Player of the Year he won in October.
Yorkshire Academy player Mark Cummins was also recognised at the awards.

Chris Silverwood will be shortly flying home from Australia after it was confirmed that his ankle injury will keep him out of the remaining two test matches against the Australians. Silverwood who was a late replacement for the injured Darren Gough and Simon Jones broke down in his first bowling spell on Day 1 of the third test. Australia went on to win the match and regain the Ashes trophy.