Cork could resign as captain at Derby (16 October 1998)
THE political in-fighting, which created so much upheaval for Derbyshire last year, broke out again yesterday when Dominic Cork served written notice that he would resign the captaincy unless his complete authority on playing matters was restored
16-Oct-1998
16 October 1998
Cork could resign as captain at Derby
By Neil Hallam
THE political in-fighting, which created so much upheaval for
Derbyshire last year, broke out again yesterday when Dominic Cork
served written notice that he would resign the captaincy unless
his complete authority on playing matters was restored.
In a lengthy statement issued with an endorsement from the
chairman Vic Brownett, Cork claimed that the authority promised
him when he took over the captaincy a year ago had been
"challenged and overturned".
He explained: "I advised the cricket committee to make cuts in
the existing staff to create room in the budget for the
recruitment of the senior players needed to maintain the progress
made last summer, when we improved by six places in the
championship and reached the final of the NatWest Trophy.
"Instead, all expiring contracts were renewed and the staff was
extended to 23 with the appointment, against my wishes, of two
local club cricketers."
Cork was also frustrated when the cricket committee rejected his
request for the position of first-team coach to go to the former
captain Kim Barnett, who took over the job on an informal basis
from Andy Hayhurst in mid-summer.
Cork singled out Harold Rhodes, a member of the cricket and
general committees, for criticism, claiming Rhodes's attitude was
"domineering and unhelpful".
Cork alleged that the former England fast bowler was responsible
for causing "distress and embarrassment" to him on more than one
occasion last season.
Cork said: "I have tried to be patient and reasonable and have
deliberately avoided confrontation, but my position has become so
compromised that I can accept it no longer."
Rhodes commented: "I have only one vote and all these decisions
were reached democratically."
Shane Warne and his Victoria team-mates have signed a no-drink
pledge in the build-up to and during Sheffield Shield matches at
the instigation of their coach John Scholes. The club are
sponsored by Carlton and United Breweries.
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)