The Cricket Thread

[DominanceUK]

First rendition of We All Hate Leeds Scum

And the Yorkshire pudding on the grass! Touch and go atm but at least we've slowed them down

[Barlow Boy]

That’s some catch from Brook

[Wigan White]

What ever really looking forward to this a tad nervous but those Red Dogs need teaching a lesson

Excuse me?

[Wigan White]

Let’s hope we keep Wigan White quiet tonight.

[DominanceUK]

And to think Harry Brook won't even start for England next week against New Zealand is absolutely puzzling

[NottinghamWhite]

What an incredible game that was what a final over who would have that Yorkshire could get a tie. Another magnificent innings from Harry ably assisted by TKC. Still didn’t seem right not having Bumble on comms. Next up Leicestershire at Headingley tomorrow.

[NottinghamWhite]

And to think Harry Brook won't even start for England next week against New Zealand is absolutely puzzling

Yep just a drinks carrier whilst others not in his league will be playing & struggling to get into double figures. At the least he will get an insight to Test cricket.

[Barlow Boy]

What an incredible game that was what a final over who would have that Yorkshire could get a tie. Another magnificent innings from Harry ably assisted by TKC. Still didn’t seem right not having Bumble on comms. Next up Leicestershire at Headingley tomorrow.

Watched it from start to finish, which is unusual for me and a game of cricket.

Really enjoyed it, just needed that single from that last ball

[Wigan White]

What an incredible game that was what a final over who would have that Yorkshire could get a tie. Another magnificent innings from Harry ably assisted by TKC. Still didn’t seem right not having Bumble on comms. Next up Leicestershire at Headingley tomorrow.

Watched it from start to finish, which is unusual for me and a game of cricket.

Really enjoyed it, just needed that single from that last ball

Agree with you both that it was an excellent game. Thought Lancashire were going to win it until a couple of dodgy no ball decisions seemed to swing it in Yorkshire's favour

Some good performances on both sides but a special mention to Harry Brookes. He looks some talent.

[NottinghamWhite]

Debt-ridden Yorkshire face huge pay-outs in compensation and legal fees to coaches sacked in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.... with £1.9m set aside to cover settlement costs and other liabilities


By RICHARD GIBSON AND MATT HUGHES FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:32, 27 May 2022 | UPDATED: 23:44, 27 May 2022

Debt-ridden Yorkshire face paying out vast sums in compensation and legal fees to sacked coaches after the club conceded liability in their claims of unfair dismissal.
Sportsmail understands the club are preparing to offer settlements to former head coach Andrew Gale, second XI coach Ian Dews, academy director Richard Damms, bowling coach Richard Pyrah and the strength and conditioning coaches Ian Fisher and Peter Sim, who were among 16 members of staff sacked last December in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.
Yorkshire are set to publish their 2021 accounts after Saturday’s annual meeting at Headingley, and it is understood they include £1.9million set aside as an ‘exceptional item’ to cover settlement costs and other liabilities.
That figure includes the £200,000 paid to Rafiq together with his legal costs and a pay-off given to former chief executive Mark Arthur, but provides ‘a provision in respect of those who have brought legal claims against the club’.
A full hearing at Leeds Employment Tribunal has been set for October 31-November 11 but there is a growing expectation pay-outs will be agreed well in advance of that, with an initial mediation scheduled for next month.
The Leeds Tribunal decided that the six cases should be heard together despite being filed individually, because they were based on the same set of circumstances, although the claimants are not bound to follow the same course of action. Some may choose to accept Yorkshire’s offer while others could pursue the case all the way to court.
The six complainants, who did not receive severance money, are understood to have challenged whether due process was followed in the termination of their employment, as well as the strength of any evidence against them.
It is understood that Yorkshire did make settlement offers after the first preliminary hearing on May 6 but they were on a much smaller scale than those which can now be expected. Paul Hudson, the acting chief executive and the club’s former finance director, is negotiating on Yorkshire’s behalf.
In March, a members’ vote ratified the places on the board of Hudson and Lord Patel, the chairman, thus satisfying governance reform demands by the ECB in exchange for Headingley hosting international matches once more.
An ECB inquiry into Yorkshire’s mishandling of Rafiq’s whistle-blowing on racism is yet to conclude but Lord Patel expects disrepute charges for individuals and financial penalties to follow.
There are fears within the club that any hefty fine would threaten the day-to-day running of Yorkshire, who are £17m in debt and currently living off advanced ticket sales for England’s Test match against New Zealand next month and a one-day international versus South Africa in July.
Any further legal action from former staff looking to repair damaged reputations may pose a threat to the club’s future and raise the prospect of the ECB being forced to bail them out.
Yorkshire declined to comment.

Yorkshire's terrible and costly mess

By MARTIN SAMUEL - SPORT FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:30, 30 May 2022 | UPDATED: 08:27, 31 May 2022

Yorkshire’s decision to sack 16 employees after the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal always appeared a knee-jerk reaction under pressure from the ECB.
Having failed to respond and investigate in a proper fashion, they made a sweeping round of dismissals, which tainted reputations and ruined careers, often without evidence.
As expected, this is going to prove costly, with £1.9million set aside to meet the wrongful dismissal claims of six of the 16. What a terrible mess this has been.
From start to finish Yorkshire have behaved poorly, and the ECB’s pressure on them has resulted largely in scapegoating. Few have emerged with credit.