ECB reviews Yorkshire's payment to CEO's company for consultancy work
The Guardian Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 23, 2026, 11:52 AM
Last updated Jun 23, 2026
The England and Wales Cricket Board is reviewing a £1.75m payment made by Yorkshire to a company led by CEO Sanjay Patel. This payment was for consultancy services related to the sale of Northern Superchargers Limited. The amount was disclosed in Yorkshire's 2025 accounts presented to members last month. Yorkshire claims the services were rendered prior to Patel's appointment as CEO. Patel has been instrumental in the development of The Hundred and was part of a group receiving significant bonuses in 2022.
- •ECB to review Yorkshire’s £1.75m payment to SMP73 Ltd.
- •Payment relates to consultancy for the Northern Superchargers sale.
- •Yorkshire states services were provided before Sanjay Patel's appointment.
- •Patel is a key figure behind The Hundred's creation.
- •Yorkshire’s 2025 accounts detail this transaction.
- 11:52 AMThe Guardian Sport — ECB review Yorkshire’s £1.75m payment to CEO’s company over Hundred sale
"Sanjay Patel owns more than 75% of SMP73’s shares County say work was done before his appointment The England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to review a payment of £1.75m from Yorkshire to a company controlled by their chief executive, Sanjay Patel, for consultancy work relating to the Hundred sale. The club’s 2025 accounts, which were circulated to members last month, show that Patel’s company SMP73 Ltd received a commission of £1.75m last year for “corporate broker services in connection with the sale of Northern Superchargers Limited”. Patel was one of the key architects of the Hundred in his previous role at the ECB and was among a small group of executives who received bonuses worth a combined £2.1m in 2022. Continue reading...
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