Otis Gibson Leaves Yorkshire

Neil Whitaker reports

YORKSHIRE have announced that their Head coach Ottis Gibson is to leave the club at the end of the present series.
Gibson joined Yorkshire three years ago in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism crises which saw the club have a points deduction which in turn led to the relegation from division one two years ago.  

He said: “Despite the issues we have faced off the field, that inevitably spilt on to the playing side, I am pleased with the state of the squad, the development of our younger players and to be in contention to challenge for promotion.

I’d like to thank all of my staff, players and the supporters that have been behind us in my time here and I wish Yorkshire all the very best going forward.”

Yorkshire Chair Colin Graves said: “It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with Ottis. The work that Ottis has done in really difficult circumstances has been impressive, and he’ll leave with his head held high, having helped build some solid foundations, which we are seeing with performances this season.

Everyone at the Club would like to wish him all the best for the future. “