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tony cronshaw (no login)
Posted Jun 27, 2009 12:55 PM
Between 1913 and 1933, Percy Holmes played in 485 matches (699 innings, scoring 60 First Class Centuries for Yorkshire at an average of 41.65, but he was now 46 years old and in recent years had been tormented with "lumbago".
The YCCC committee decided, given his back trouble and his declining performances with the bat, that they would not renew his contract.
All hell was let lose in the way which is only possible when Yorkshire members disagree with the YCCC Committee and a vote of "no confidence" was sought. The argument was that this was no way to treat a long-serving and high-achieving player.
Whether, Percy would have known that the time had come to retire, I do not know, but the decision was made for him.
Between 1993 and the end of last season, Michael Vaughan had played in 146 games (260 innings), scoring 20 First Class hundreds for YCCC at an average of 36.63, but in recent years he has been tormented by a series of injuries.
The ECB decided, that despite his injury record and his declining performances, to award him a further Central Contract and leave him to re-find his form by playing for YCCC, trusting that injuries were now a thing of the past. He has not re-found is form, and worryingly, there is some evidence to suggest that his injuries are not necessarily a thing of the past.
Whether, or not, Michael will know when to retire is one thing. YCCC should pick its team on merit and not on the basis of loyalty to a player who at the age of 35 in October, has a long injury record and is certainly in decline as a player.
When the time comes to reconsider Michael's future contractual arrangements with Yorkshire the decision is for YCCC to make and not Michael Vaughan. |
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