Wednesday 2 March 2016 09:17, UK
Geoffrey Boycott says he has no intention of interfering in Yorkshire's cricket if he returns to the club's board.
Former England opening batsman Boycott, who last served on the board in 2012, intends to stand for re-election later this month.
His bid is being opposed by Yorkshire chairman Steve Denison, who has written to members arguing it would be "counter-productive to disrupt things" on the back of successive Championship titles.
But Boycott claims his concern is over the finances of a club still retaining debts despite an annual profit of £368,000 and an increased income of £8.4m.
"The last thing I want is any trouble," Boycott said in the Yorkshire Post. "I'm 75 years of age. I need trouble like I need a hole in the head.
"I'm only standing because there are vacancies on the board and because I care about the club. That's all. I want to act for the members and the benefit of the club.
"I'm not standing to get involved in the cricket. That point has to be made. Our cricket is going good. There's no problem with it.
"They're making out I'll get involved in the cricket and upset the apple cart, but I've said twice in a letter that's not my intention. Even when I was on the board before, I never got involved in the cricket; I never went in the dressing room once.
"Anything I had to say, I said at board meetings, and that's how it should be as a board member, so what are they afraid of?"
He added: "The cricket is going great, but while we're basking in the cricket, and the success of the cricket, we're racking up so much debt that, if we're not careful, we might not be in existence further down the line, and it's no good having a good cricket team and the club going down the tube."
