News Archive - November 2001

Yorkshire begin their defence of the County Championship at Headingley against their keenest rivals Surrey on 24 April and conclude the campaign against Kent also at Headingley 5 months later. Members will be pleased that two Championship fixtures, including the Roses match, start on Friday to give plenty of weekend viewing. Scarborough will host Somerset in July and Leicestershire in September for both Championship and Norwich Union fixtures. The list generally is well balanced with no cricket during the Headingley Test when Sachin Tendulkar will return to Yorkshire ten years after his previous sojourn to Headingley.

In the Norwich Union League Durham are the visitors for the floodlit fixture on Monday 5 August with other matches on Bank Holiday Tuesday 4 June v Worcestershire and Saturday 3 August v Nottinghamshire.

The Benson & Hedges Cup starts early season with the same groups giving home fixtures against Leicestershire and Lancashire.

Away fixtures include Surrey at Guildford, Sussex at Arundel and Hampshire at their new Rose Bowl ground. Whilst in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy the team has a long trip to Exmouth (Devon) prior to hopefully a fourth round encounter away to Northamptonshire.

The County Board team are home to Somerset in the third round of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy with the match scheduled for North Marine Road at Scarborough.

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CricInfo County Champions 2001 Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced that they will be teaming up with clothing giants Hugo Boss in a two year sponsorship deal.

Hugo Boss, who recently opened a new store including Hugo and womenswear in Vicar Lane, Leeds, will provide suits and tour clothing to the playing staff over the next two seasons, making Yorkshire CCC one of the best dressed Clubs in the Country.

The deal puts the Cricket Club into the premium fashion arena hitherto the preserve of the major league football clubs, whose players are frequently dressed by designer label retailers. Yorkshire CCC's Commercial Director Tony Panaro commented, "With the team being on the top at the moment and the Hugo Boss brand being one of the best in the clothing world this deal promises to be a great success for both parties".

Yorkshire's Cricket Committee has unanimously recommended the appointment of Darren Lehmann as the Club's new Captain for the defence of their Championship title in 2002.

Lehmann, 31 has been the outstanding performer throughout his time as the club's overseas player. His record breaking 252 in the Roses Match at Headingley in 2001 is just one of the highlights of his Yorkshire career.

Lehmann will take over from retired captain David Byas who left the Club and the game on top after winning the CricInfo County Championship in 2001 33 years after the Club's last Championship win in 1968.

The appointment of Darren Lehmann will be rectified by the Yorkshire's General Committee on November 28th.

Paul Ablett from Sandal in Wakefield has been elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Philip Akroyd in the recent West District by-election. Ablett who has stood for election on a number of previous occasions received 525 votes. Edmund Marshall with 344 and Graham Vaux 36 were the other candidates. Ablett must now apply for re-election in March prior to the Club's AGM.

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