Byas decides to leave Yorkshire

David Byas has left his post as Yorkshire's director of cricket by mutual consent after weeks of discussions with the board, ending a 20-year association with the club.

It is the second administrative hiccup for Yorkshire this winter following the muddle with Chris Adams. The Sussex captain, who this year led his side to the Championship and the C&G Trophy, agreed to move north to skipper Yorkshire and become their director of Pro-cricket. It pushed Byas out of a job but, when Adams performed a rapid u-turn two weeks later and announced he was staying with Sussex, Byas was left pondering his options.

"The club would like to thank David for his service to Yorkshire," Stewart Regan, the Yorkshire chief executive said in a statement. "Under his leadership the club were promoted to the first division of the County Championship in 2005. He has also overseen the development of a number of the county's emerging prospects."

Yorkshire have no one in line to replace Byas, with the current coaching staff covering until a replacement is found.

"The club is going through a major change process both on and off the field," the statement continued, "and both David and the club agree that it is time for a new structure."