Warner new president of Cricket Writers' Club

David Warner, who has reported on the fortunes of Yorkshire since 1975, has been installed as president of the Cricket Writers' Club at their annual general meeting at Lord's.

Warner follows directly in the footsteps of the distinguished cricket writer and broadcaster, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, whose memorial service will be held on Tuesday at St. Paul's Cathedral today.

"It is the greatest honour imaginable in cricket journalism and for it to go to someone whose career has been mainly involved in covering county cricket is a strong indication of the high regard of the CWC for the game at this level," Warner said. "My predecessors in this post have all been men well established on the Test scene and with an international reputation."

Warner reported on Yorkshire matches home and away for 33 years for Yorkshire regional papers. He still covers all home games for the Press Association and is the Yorkshire correspondent for the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in addition to editing the Yorkshire CCC Yearbook.

The Cricket Writers' Club was formed in 1948 and its first chairman was E.W. Swanton. Alan Gibson became the CWC's first president in 1982 and he was succeeded by the former England captain, Tony Lewis, Michael Melford, John Woodcock, Derek Hodgson, Robin Marlar and Christopher Martin-Jenkins.