- But MP wants to stop Graves making club a private company
- Takeover to be ratified at members’ emergency meeting
Yorkshire’s board has unanimously agreed to accept an offer for the club from Colin Graves, ending a day of delay and confusion during which the board considered Graves’s offer, the local MP asked alternative investors to come forward, and speculation mounted that the club’s own rules would prevent Graves returning as chairman.
Sources suggested that the delay was due to the complexity of the deal, rather than any disagreement among board members. Graves has yet to share with the board his plans for the club – rumoured to involve converting it from a members’ club to a private company – but is expected to do so in the coming days. His takeover must still be agreed by members, and in a statement Yorkshire said they would publish “details of the offer as well as the resolutions and rule changes that are required to be ratified by members” on Thursday.
Written by Simon Burnton
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/10/leeds-mp-alex-sobel-colin-graves-takeover-yorkshire-cricket under the title “Yorkshire board agrees to accept takeover offer from Colin Graves”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
