From Yorkshire Post, September 14th, 2022
Written by John Grogan
At 61 years old he was also a good bit younger than much of his overwhelmingly male audience.
That Yorkshire needed to reform and reform quickly was pretty self-evident on that Saturday morning. No longer was it acceptable that the club should just be for ‘people like us’.
From Yorkshire Post, January 24th, 2022
Written by John Grogan
I WAS disappointed to see the former chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Robin Smith, attacking Lord Patel’s plans for reform (The Yorkshire Post, January 15).
Mr Smith and Mr Graves did a great deal for Yorkshire in their terms of office, particularly in terms of ground development, but a new approach is now surely needed if the club is to thrive and indeed survive.
From Yorkshire Bylines, January 21, 2022
Written by John Grogan
'The first time I went to a cricket match at Headingley, in the summer of 1970, English cricket was emerging from a controversy about racism every bit as damaging as that which would engulf the sport over 50 years later. The occasion was a test match between England and a Rest of the World (RoW) team.
From the Yorkshire Post, November 6th, 2021
Written by John Grogan
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club is being branded as racist across the world which is not just damaging to the reputation of our beloved club but of our county as a whole.
At the heart of this story is a talented young cricketer who by the club’s own admission suffered from racist behaviour whilst playing for the team.
From Yorkshire Bylines, December 19th, 2020
Written by John Grogan
The most important speech Keir Starmer will give in 2020 will be hosted on Monday 21 December by the University of Edinburgh. It is a long time since a speech delivered in the Scottish capital has had such potential long-term consequences for the governance of England and indeed the whole of the United Kingdom.
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