Yorkshire Cricket

[Muteswan]

Lost a few big sponsors and now Gary Ballance has admitted using racial slurs.
To think Yorkshire looked to sweep this under the carpet and take no further action.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59155576

Summat wrong here.

 

[Darran]

The fact some of the racist comments are so ancient is bizarre too.

 

[dickythorpe]

They were the last county if memory serves me correctly to employ overseas and black players.
A backward cricketing county since they were founded.

 

[dickythorpe]

Yorkshire put themselves at a disadvantage from 1968 until 1992 by insisting that all its players must have been born within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire while all the other county teams strengthened themselves by signing overseas Test players. In 1992, the birth qualification rule was first modified to include those educated within the county, a dispensation that allowed Michael Vaughan to play; and was then abandoned altogether. Yorkshire's first overseas player that season was 19-year-old Sachin Tendulkar.[81]

 

[Muteswan]

They were the last county if memory serves me correctly to employ overseas and black players.
A backward cricketing county since they were founded.

I think that you had to be born in Yorkshire to play for them for a long while too.
Sachin Tendulkar was the first overseas player in 1992.
Sorry Dicky you posted whilst I was thinking.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Ballance hasn’t covered himself with glory with that apology.

 

[Aubrey Hambone]

Dickie Bird was unavailable for comment...

 

[Pentyrchjack]

I’m Boycotting them.

 

[Aubrey Hambone]

Yorkshire need to Root out those responsible and quickly.

 

[dickythorpe]

Middlesex is another odd county. They continually voted against having Glamorgan in the county championship in the early 1900's.
But Yorkshire have always been a basket case cricket county.
The great sides they had with Trueman in were always at each others throats despite regularly winning

 

[sainthelens]

Mate of mine was driving a big artic delivery lorry through Bradford, he got lost so stopped and shouted to a passer by..." hey pal ..Tesco?".
The guy replied " Pakistan 98 for 3".

I'll get my coat.

 

[Squarebear]

Strictly speaking Yorkshire CCC's eligibility rules weren't as draconian as has been stated above. A residential or family link to Yorkshire would have been sufficient to meet eligibility conditions. Thirty non-Yorkshire-born players had represented the county by as far back as 1947.

Oh this matter is a sorry mess. Yorkshire CCC's mishandling of it continues to horrify and transfix in almost equal measure.

Ballance's statement - unavoidable given the sequence of events - certainly damages Rafiq. Though of course there are no winners here. Even Rafiq's sister seems to be en route to an acrimonious departure from Headingley.

 

[Jinxy]

The sponsors pulling out, notably Yorkshire Tea (yes I know, they decided to leaf...), should make them have a rethink. Draconian style management/club by the look of things, they need to move into the 21st century, pronto.

 

[J_B]

The sponsors pulling out, notably Yorkshire Tea (yes I know, they decided to leaf...), should make them have a rethink. Draconian style management/club by the look of things, they need to move into the 21st century, pronto.

That decision has been brewing for a while.

 

[Muteswan]

I think the board needs to do something very quickly. Like resign.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59169535