Deal subject to vote by members at EGM on 2 FebruaryReturn of former executive chair has sharply divided opinion
Colin Graves has apologised “personally and unreservedly” to victims of racism at Yorkshire, and said he “profoundly regrets” describing dressing-room abuse as “banter”, language he now accepts some found “dismissive or uncaring”, after his widely anticipated return to Headingley was ratified by the board on Wednesday.
Graves’s takeover is subject to a vote by members at an extraordinary general meeting which has been called for Friday 2 February. Six of the club’s 10 board members have committed to stepping down by that date, and the two member representatives on the board have also been asked to go.