The Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) have confirmed the appointment of former player Gavin Hamilton as the their new general manager of cricket.

This newly-created role will be responsible for delivering cricket success across all formats of the game for the club.

The former England and Scotland brings excellent cricket knowledge, as well as senior business and commercial management experience, to the role, having previously held managing director positions in leading hospitality and sport industry organisations.

Hamilton joins the executive team at Yorkshire on November 1.

In his younger days, Hamilton played international cricket for England at the turn of the century, while he captained Scotland in the ICC Cricket World Cup.

On the domestic front, Hamilton had an 11-year period with Yorkshire, rising through the ranks from the academy to becoming a capped player for Yorkshire in 1998.

He was also part of their Championship winning team in 2001, before spending two years playing for Durham.

Gavin Hamilton (middle row, third right) lines up for Yorkshire's 1997 squad photo.Gavin Hamilton (middle row, third right) lines up for Yorkshire's 1997 squad photo. (Image: Mike Tipping.)

Hamilton said: “I am delighted to soon be starting my new role at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, where I started my career and enjoyed over a decade playing with some great players.

“This is a fantastic opportunity and my ambition in this role is to support the club in achieving sustainable success and to encourage and improve the players and the teams both on and off the pitch.

“It is clear the club is very ambitious and driven to deliver success for the men and women’s teams.

“I believe that so much of what we need is already in place and I am looking forward to working with a talented staff and passionate board to help them to unlock the potential of this fantastic club.”

Sanjay Patel, interim chief executive officer at Yorkshire following the departure of Stephen Vaughan a few weeks ago, said: “We would like to welcome Gavin to the team at Yorkshire.

“Through the interview process we were impressed by Gavin’s cricket knowledge, business acumen and ability to bring people together. 

“We are confident that he will work with the excellent team here at the Club to achieve that vision.

“The executive team and board look forward to working with Gavin and collectively delivering long-term success for YCCC.”