Colin Graves
Colin James Graves CBE (born 22 January 1948)[1] is a British entrepreneur and the current chair of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[2]
Graves founded the
Chairman of the ECB
.
Biography
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Raised on a farm near
Goole Grammar School
.
Graves founded Costcutter in 1986 and served as Chairman until 2012, when Bibby Line Group bought out the company.[3]
Executive Chairman of
CBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours "for services to cricket".[7]
In 2024, it was announced that Graves would be returning as Non Executive Chairman of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[8]
References
- ^ "Colin Graves". Companiesintheuk.co.uk. 4 February 1993. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Graves makes controversial return as Yorkshire chairman". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Former Clintons boss new chief at Costcutter". Yorkshirepost.co.uk.
- ^ Hayes, Julie (4 May 2012). "Colin Graves resigns as Costcutter chairman". Yorkpress.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Phillips, Beth (4 April 2013). "Colin Graves, former chairman of Costcutter". Thegrocer.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "About ECB". Ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Yorkshire CCC latest: Colin Graves pulls out of race to become chairman and takes swipe at the board". Yorkshirepost.co.uk.
- ^ "Colin Graves returns to Yorkshire board as non-executive director". The Independent. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.