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Nov 2021
Harrogate Spring Water ends sponsorship with Yorkshire County Cricket
Harrogate Spring Water has ended its sponsorship with Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The company follows Yorkshire Tea, which is also based in Harrogate, in cutting ties with the club.
Yorkshire, which has many members and supporters in the district, has been fiercely criticised for saying it didn’t plan to take any disciplinary action against individuals following an investigation into the allegations by former player Azeem Rafiq.
Now, Harrogate Spring Water, which was among the club’s main commercial partners, has confirmed its sponsorship will end with “immediate affect”.
In a statement, the company said:
Harrogate Spring Water first became the official water of the club in 2014.
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Both Harrogate companies follow Emerald Publishing and Anchor butter in ending their association with the club. David Lloyd Clubs said its sponsorship had been "put on hold a few weeks ago" and would not be reinstated.
Mark Ellis, chairman of Masham Cricket Club, told the Stray Ferret this week that the county club’s actions “sent mixed messages” to grassroots cricket and that the club was “extremely disappointed” in Yorkshire’s actions.
Senior Yorkshire officials and Rafiq are due to appear before MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee later this month.
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