Mike Gatting among ex-Middlesex players calling for chair to stand down

Middlesex declined to reply formally when approached by BBC Sport however are open to assembly with the group.

They will start the brand new marketing campaign underneath a brand new coach after former New Zealand batter Peter Fulton was appointed in February.

Richard Johnson left final June after a run of poor outcomes and Dane Vilas had been in interim cost since.

The letter comes at a tumultuous time for the Lord’s-based membership – and follows financial issues at Sussex and a reported revolt by former players at Lancashire, external.

As a part of a view to securing non-public funding, Middlesex are looking into moving away from their current home the place they’ve been long-standing tenants of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for 160 years.

Though they’ve made recorded income since, they had been fined for breaches of financial regulations in 2023 amid monetary struggles.

Chief executive Andrew Cornish is currently on a leave of absence, external amid an investigation being carried out by the Cricket Regulator. The absence of a CEO makes decision-making at board stage tough.

In the letter, the previous Middlesex players are vital of the very fact just one member of the membership’s board, former England bowler Steven Finn who joined in 2024, has enjoying expertise in first-class cricket. It is known no different players have utilized lately.

Radley, Emburey, Selvey and Ramprakash have all had stints as Middlesex president since 2013. Gatting was on the membership’s board till lately.

They have referred to as on the membership’s members to attend this month’s Annual General Meeting “in numbers” to “seek answers”.

Middlesex dedicated to a governance evaluation at a current members’ discussion board.

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