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Colin James Graves CBE (born 22 January 1948)[1] is a British entrepreneur and the chair of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[2]

Graves founded the Costcutter chain of convenience stores, before becoming 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.[3]

Graves founded Costcutter in 1986 and was chairman until 2012, when Bibby Line Group bought out the company.[4]

Executive chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 2012 to 2015,[5] Graves was elected deputy chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board in April 2013,[6] and in 2015 he succeeded Giles Clarke as chairman, to serve until 2020.[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]

In 2024, it was announced that Graves would be returning as non-executive chairman of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ "Colin Graves". Companiesintheuk.co.uk. 4 February 1993. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Graves makes controversial return as Yorkshire chairman". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Jewell, Alan (20 March 2015). "Colin Graves: The 'fiery' millionaire set to run English cricket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Former Clintons boss new chief at Costcutter". Yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  5. ↑ Hayes, Julie (4 May 2012). "Colin Graves resigns as Costcutter chairman". Yorkpress.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Phillips, Beth (4 April 2013). "Colin Graves, former chairman of Costcutter". Thegrocer.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "About ECB". Ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Yorkshire CCC latest: Colin Graves pulls out of race to become chairman and takes swipe at the board". Yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Colin Graves returns to Yorkshire board as non-executive director". The Independent. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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