YORKSHIRE'S Management Board has split the club's members' committee into two separate groups - elected representatives and appointed ones.

The new chairman of the elected group is Stephen Mann, from Ben Rhydding, who was only elected to the committee at last month's annual meeting.

The changes have come about because York-based Nigel Adams, who is standing as a Conservative candidate in the south east Lancashire constituency of Rossendale and Darwen at the General Election, has quit the committee and another appointed member, Michael Ziff, is also to stand down when the Board can find a suitable replacement.

Updated: 10:27 Saturday, April 30, 2005