Moxon handed over the presidency of the YCCC Players’ Association to Philip Sharpe at their fifth annual meeting in the Cricket Centre at Headingley. And he is delighted to have Michael Vaughan on board on a consultancy basis.

The Ashes-winning captain will help with the recruitment of overseas players and offer captaincy advice to new skipper Andrew Gale. 

Sharpe, who scored 17,865 runs for Yorkshire between 1958 and 1974, and 786 runs in 12 matches for England, has in recent years served as one of the ECB’s pitch liaison officers. 

He will be succeeded as the players’ association president by Jim Love, who played for Yorkshire between 1975 and 1989, scoring 10,263 runs, and went on to serve as Director of Cricket for Scotland’s national team.

Vaughan’s appointment stems partly from the difficulty Yorkshire have experienced this winter in securing overseas players for any length of time. 

Seamer Ryan Harris was signed in October, but there are still questions over his availability following his success with the Australian one-day squad. New Zealander Daryl Tuffey has been lined up as his replacement, while Herschelle Gibbs will play in the Twenty20 Cup.

Moxon said: “With the overseas situation the way it is we are constantly having to look to see who’s available. Michael is going to be seeing international players, talking to them and he can give us contacts I might not have.

“As far as the captaincy is concerned, the fact that Michael is on the end of a phone and popping into Headingley will help Andrew Gale.” 

Yorkshire are urging members, cricket players, coaches and fans of all ages to volunteer some of their time to the Natwest CricketForce weekend at Scarborough on March 27-28. NatWest CricketForce will team up with Scarborough CC and Yorkshire to help refurbish the North Marine Road ground, which stages one of the oldest and most famous cricket festivals in the world and attracts 28,000 visitors to the area each year.

As Yorkshire enter the fourth year of a five-year staging agreement, chief executive Stewart Regan said: “We are urging everyone to show their support so we can ensure that first-class cricket remains at Scarborough. It has a special place on the Yorkshire fixture list and everyone needs to realise the value of these games to the local community and the East Coast area.”

Anyone wishing to help can simply turn up at the ground or contact Scarborough Cricket Club on 01723 365625.