• Former club captain and president had been openly opposed
• Boycott received 602 votes in favour and 758 againstGeoffrey Boycott’s contentious tender to rejoin Yorkshire’s board has failed after his candidacy was rejected by the county’s members at the annual general assembly on Saturday.
The decision to stand by the former captain and president,after receiving the 30 nominations needed to be put forward, was openly opposed by the hierarchy. The members’ committee chairman, or Stephen Mann,claimed this month that “members aren’t in favour of Geoffrey”. That was borne out despite a close postal vote as Boycott received 602 votes in favour of his return and 758 against.
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Source: theguardian.com