League Executive Board
LEB members
Roger Pugh
Roger was the chairman of the Yorkshire South Premier League before its merger with the SYSCL. His cricket background is in umpiring and administration. His league umpiring career stretched from 1975 to 2013, initially in the Yorkshire Council and, from 2002, in the Yorkshire League. Since 1982, he has held a wide variety of administrative roles in cricket leagues and umpires associations.
As a member of the then Yorkshire Pyramid Working Party, later the Premier League Management Board, Roger played a significant role in the restructuring of Premier League cricket in Yorkshire, and was a driving force behind the merger of the YSPL and SYSCL.
Roger joined the Premier Section committee in 2022, and the LEB the following year. Succeeding David Ward as LEB chairman in November 2024, he has overall accountability for the governance of the League, for ensuring that it is run in accordance with its constitution and rules, and in accordance with ECB guidance. In addition to his roles as League Chairman and Head of Premier Section, he is currently also the League's website and administration manager.
Roger is a retired civil servant, with a background in communications and public relations, and is the club historian of Hull Kingston Rovers RFC. He is married to Kirsty, who accompanies him on his visits to our games, taking photos for our website. Roger's other interests include walking, reading and socialising with friends.
Jonathan Crabtree
Jonathan became a member of the Senior Section committee of the YCSPL in October 2024 and joined the League Executive Board in November 2024.
Jonathan has played competitive cricket since the age of ten, avidly follows all forms of the game and has been a qualified umpire since 2010. At the age of 24, he was promoted to the Yorkshire Premier League umpires panel, and, at the end of that season, received the prestigious Shepherd Frindall Young Official of the Year Award; after officiating at the renowned Bunbury Festival, umpiring a Premier League final, and standing at the National ECB U15 County Cup Final for the second time. On three occasions, Jonathan has gained invaluable experience officiating at competitions in the UAE, at his own expense.
In 2023 and 2024, Jonathan was on the Umpire Development Program which included umpiring in the ECB Super 4s competition for the best under-18s in the country at Loughborough. Currently, Jonathan is the Young Umpire Regional Co-ordinator for the North, charged with recruiting, retaining and developing young umpires, and mentors .young umpires .
Outside cricket, Jonathan watches his beloved Sheffield Wednesday and keenly follows Fantasy Football. He is a senior teacher at a Sheffield Primary school.
Chris Froggett
Chris joined the LEB when the League was formed in November 2020. A former founder member of the YSPL committee, he is chairman of Wakefield Thornes CC, and has overseen the club's rise from the second tier of the Central Yorkshire League to White Rose Yorkshire Premier Leagues Champions on two occasions.
Very knowledgeable in all aspects of the game, Chris is particularly experienced in the complex area of overseas player recruitment, and as League compliance manager is responsible for approving the registration of all overseas players in the League, ensuring compliance with relevant rules; and for advice to clubs on matters concerning overseas players. Chris is also heavily involved in our work to improve grounds and facilities in the Premier Section.
A keen golfer, Chris works for sports consultants Steve Wells Associates.
Andy Harrison
Premier Section representative
Andy joined the LEB as a representative of the Premier Section committee in November 2024.
He has vast experience of South Yorkshire cricket, initially through his spells at Upper Haugh and Rotherham Town, but is now best known for his 25-year involvement with Wickersley Old Village CC. After a very successful career as an opening bowler, Andy has continued to serve the club in a number of roles, including club chairman, and he remains head groundsman at Northfield Road.
Andy played an important part in the negotiations leading to the formation of the YSPL, becoming a founder member of its committee, to which he has contributed enormously with his experience, knowledge and common sense.
In recognition of his outstanding playing career, his dedication to his club and contribution to the League, Andy was inducted into the YSPL Hall of Fame in 2017.
Mel Mahmood
Sheffield born and bred, Mel was brought up on the test cricket of the 1980s by a cricket-mad grandad, Frank, a former Shiregreen player, who ignited her initial interest in the sport.
Joining the LEB as Participation Manager in 2022, Mel's role is to be a focal point on participation within the League, sharing awareness of ECB participation initiatives, forming links with YCB, and gathering knowledge of what our clubs are doing in this area.
Mel has strong connections to Barnsley; where she worked for many years as a front line police officer, also having family ties there, and to Higham Cricket Club in particular, where the Mahmood family are all active members.
As a founding member of Higham Ladies softball cricket team, Mel won 'batter-of-the-year' in their first season and fell back in love with the game. From there, she developed a strong desire to promote inclusion in our game . An ACO ECB Level 2 umpire in the YCSPL, Mel has been privileged rto tour India and Ausralia with England over-60s.
In her police career, Mel had an extensive background in child protection and safeguarding. She is married to a cricket-mad husband (luckily!) and they enjoy most sports, particularly horse racing, travel to sunny places and company of friends and family.
Richard North
Head of Senior Section
Richard joined the LEB in November 2024, when he succeeded David Ward as Head of Senior Section.
He has been involved in cricket for over 30 years, starting as a scorer, then playing as a 12-year old for Forgemasters CC. He has over 20 years of service on cricket club committees, in a variety of different roles. In 2015, he was closely involved in the merger of the Whiston and Forgemasters clubs to create Whiston Forge CC, of which he is now chairman.
Richard became a level 2 coach, influencing a career change that saw him leave the steelworks after 22 years to take up a job training apprentices.
Lindsay Pepper
Safeguarding Manager
Lindsay joined the LEB as League Safeguarding Manager in 2022, having previously worked as assistant to her predecessor. Before that, she served on the SYSCL committee. Her role covers the safeguarding and welfare of officials, members and players within the League.
Lindsay's other interests in cricket include scoring and the development of junior cricket, and she is the scorer of Rockingham Colliery CC. Lindsay is also on the committee of the Barnsley Junior Cricket league.
Lindsay comes from a cricket family, her brother, John, having been a stalwart of Castleford CC for many years. Outside cricket, Lindsay is a call centre administrator for the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Embrace Transport Team. Lindsay is also very interested in mental health issues.
Matt Summerhill
Matt became the first chairman of the YCSPL when it was formed in November 2020, guiding it successfully through its first season before standing down to concentrate on his family and business. He sat on the committees of both the YSPL and the SYSCL, as vice-chairman and deputy chief executive respectively, and was fixture secretary of both leagues. He also served on the committee of the Yorkshire & Derbyshire League.
As YCSPL competitions manager, he is responsible for producing the League's playing schedule, generating league fixtures and arranging cup draws.
Matt played for Frecheville Community, Millhouses Works and Oughtibridge War Memorial, and is also vice-chairman of the latter. He is a chartered quantity surveyor and project manager, currently the Managing Partner for the North of England at Rider Levett Bucknall. He is also a diehard Sheffield Wednesdayite.
Sarah Wood
Women & Girls' Section representative
Sarah joined the YCSPL Executive Board in November 2024, as a representative of the South Yorkshire Women's & Girls' League when the latter was incorporated into our league.
She is a passionate advocate for women's and girls' sport. With a professional background in football development and health improvement, she is dedicated to creating inclusive and equitable environments for all athletes.
Sarah's journey into cricket began in 2024 when she joined the Wickersley Vixens, from where she quickly became involved in the league management committee as their social media lead. She is excited to share her enthusiasm for cricket and to contribute to the growth of women's sports.
Sarah continues to play and volunteer within women's recreational football.
Gareth Davis
Non-executive member representing the Yorkshire Cricket Board
Gareth is the YCB Head of Region for South Yorkshire, and was previously an inaugural member of the YSPL committee. A well-known figure in local cricket, most recently with Treeton CC and Whiston Parish Church CC, where he was captain.
Gareth has been passionate about cricket since the age of nine. He loves the game and helping clubs and in particular new players and families to the game.
Gareth has now have worked for the Yorkshire Cricket Board for 17 years and has loved every minute. His role on the LEB is to keep the League informed of all YCB activity and support the clubs wherever possible. He believes that the League has done some amazing work over the four years of its' existence, and aims to add value to an already strong group of people who also have a huge passion for the game.
Nelson Windle
Non-executive member representing the League Equity & Diversity Group
Nelson Windle is the representative of the League's Equity & Diversity Group on the League Executive Board. After spending 14 years playing for Caribbean Sports, Nelson has now been with Whitley Hall for the last ten. He combines playing for the club's third XI with his role as a League umpire.
Nelson is one of the founding members of the Equity & Diversity Group, and says that, “I want to make the game I love to be accessible to everyone no matter their race, religion, gender or culture.”
Off the field, Nelson is an engineer for Sheffield-based B. Braun Medical, one of the world's leading providers and manufacturers of healthcare solutions. Nelson specialises in the repair and maintenance of surgical endoscopes and infusion pumps. His other sporting love is football, and he is a season ticket holder at Bramall Lane.
Dates of meetings 2025
Monday 27 January
Monday 24 February
Monday 31 March *
Monday 28 April
Monday 19 May
Monday 30 June *
Monday 28 July
Monday 8 September
Monday 27 October
Monday 8 December *
All meetings start at 7.30pm; * denotes face-to-face meetings, otherwise by Zoom
Notes of meetings
