YPLN BOARD MEMBERS

Graham Hursthouse
League Chairman

Steve Burdett
League vice Chairman

Rob Richtering
General Manager

Phil Robshaw
League Manager

Tom Hendry
Assistant League Manager

Antony Andrews
EDI Manager

Alice Johnson
Womens Premier League Manager

Bev Nicholson
S&R Womens Softball Manager

Tony Graves
Umpire Manager

Tony Scotter
Sunday Cricket Manager

Simon Hird
Audit Manager

Howard Kingdom
Grounds & Facilities Manager

Steve Carr
Disciplinary Chairman

Matt Harris
Cup Competition Manager

Steve Berry
Fixtures & Results Manager

Becky Easton
GP Committee Secretary

Frances Hannon
League Safeguarding Officer

Jonathan Corcoran
Events Manager

Phil Robson
IT Manager

Andy Inns
Grounds & Facilities

Rob Johnson
YCB Delegate

Richard Wilkinson
YCB Delegate
GRAHAM HURSTHOUSE - League Chairman Club: Castleford Graham has been associated with Castleford for many years since his two sons played there. He first became involved as a League Official in the former York & District Senior League when he was co-opted as Vice Chairman in 2011. He was a Senior Commercial Manager with Asda before taking retirement. |
STEVE BURDETT - League Vice Chairman Club: Woodhouse Grange Steve is a Life Member at Woodhouse Grange for whom he has represented for over thirty years as a 1st XI player. During that time he captained when they won the York & District Senior League on seven occasions. He also captained his club in four National Village Cup finals at Lords winning on three occasions. Steve has been a League Official since 2010, becoming YPLN Vice Chairman in 2022. |
ROB RICHTERING - General Manager Club: Unattached Rob has played cricket for a number of clubs, the most recent and 'final' one being Hornsea, where he lives. He has held multiple positions in local cricket including CEO in the former York Senior League, and YPLN Chairman. When the Yorkshire Premier League Management Board was set up Rob was it's first Administrator and held that position until the group was merged into the Yorkshire Cricket Board. He won a YCB 'OSCA' in 2018 for 'Special Services to Cricket'. |
PHIL ROBSHAW - League Manager Club: Thirsk |
TOM HENDRY - League Assistant Manager Club: Scalby An avid cricket fan & player from a young age, idolising Darren Gough, Tom now plies his trade as a shuffling seam bowler for Scalby CC, with the (very) occasional score with the bat. At a club level, he has been involved with cricket admin for over 10 years. More recently Tom has assumed the role of groundsman, ably assisted by his labrador Sully. He joined the Scarborough Beckett League committee in 2022, initially to manage registrations, and was subsequently part of the team that oversaw the SBL / YPLN merger. |
ANTONY ANDREWS - EDI Manager Club: Hull Strikers Antony's cricketing journey began in Yorkshire in 2013 with Walkington CC. He later joined Hull Strikers Cricket Club, where he has held various roles, starting as a founding member and now serving as the Club captain. Since 2020, he has been a part of the YPLN board, and from 2022, he has served as the EDI manager. Additionally, he represents Marylebone Cricket Club, Lords (MCC) as a probationary playing member. |
BEV NICHOLSON - S&R Womens Softball League Manager Club: Duncombe Park |
ALICE JOHNSON - YPLN Womens Premier League Manager |
TONY GRAVES - Umpire Manager Club: Wykeham |
TONY SCOTTER - Sunday League Manager Club: South Cave & Brantigham |
SIMON HIRD - Audit Manager Club: Great Habton Simon moved to North Yorkshire around 30 years working for various central government departments as a food safety scientist prior to his recent retirement. He has represented a number of local clubs including Osbaldwick, Malton & Old Malton, Civil Service, Great Habton and Ebberston. Simon has also served on the York & District League committee and North Yorkshire Area Cricket Council and is now in his second spell on the YPLN Board. |
HOWARD KINGDOM - Ground & Facilities Manager Club: Welton Howard started his playing career back in 1962 with Hull Town CC when he was 13. In 1976 Howard represented a North of England team touring Jamaica under the leadership of Tom Graveney. He spent ten years as Chairman at Hull Cricket Club and was then brought out of retirement by Blackburn Welfare who became part of Welton scoring his last century aged 62 before becoming chairman in 2015. |
STEVE CARR - Disciplinary Committee Chairman Club: Carlton Towers |
MATT HARRIS - Cup Competition Manager Club: Unattached Matt moved to Yorkshire in 2017 and works in finance. He has been umpiring since 2018 and joined the league management team in 2024. |
STEVE BERRY - Fixtures Manager Club: Unattached |
BECKY EASTON - General Purpose Committee Secretary Club: Stamford Bridge |
FRANCES HANNON - League Safeguarding Officer Club: Unattached |
JONATHAN CORCORAN - Event Manager. Case Manager Club: Knaresborough Jonathan has been a player and committee member at Knaresborough Cricket Club for over 30 years and is now the clubs Chairman. He has been involved in cricket in many roles, including Safeguarding, Coach Education, Coaching, Playing and Volunteer roles, and has Chaired Cricket Development Groups and League Councils. |
PHIL ROBSON - Case Manager Club: Unattached |
ANDY INNS - Grounds & Facilities Club: Unattached |
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