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Colin Graves

Colin Graves

British entrepreneur

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 Costcutter chain of convenience stores before serving as Chairman of the ECB.

Biography

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Raised on a farm near Thorne, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Graves attended 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 Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 2012 to 2015,[4] Graves was elected Deputy Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board in April 2013,[5] and in 2015 he succeeded Giles Clarke as Chairman, to serve until 2020.[6] In 2024 it was announced that Graves would be returning as Non Executive Chairman of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[7]

Graves was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours "for services to cricket".[8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Colin Graves". companiesintheuk.co.uk. 4 February 1993. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Graves makes controversial return as Yorkshire chairman". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
  4. [4]
    Hayes, Julie (4 May 2012). "Colin Graves resigns as Costcutter chairman". yorkpress.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. [5]
    Phillips, Beth (4 April 2013). "Colin Graves, former chairman of Costcutter". thegrocer.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. [6]
    "About ECB". ECB. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Colin Graves returns to Yorkshire board as non-executive director". The Independent. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. [8]
    The Yorkshire Post
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