October 23, 2006
Worcestershire CCC has a new chairman
Worcestershire CCC has confirmed that local businessman, Martyn ‘Percy’ Price, has been elected the new Chairman of the Club with immediate effect. 60-year-old Price has been a life long supporter of Worcestershire Cricket and was co-opted onto the Board nearly a year ago.
Price, who headed the Ground Development team, says, “It is a huge honour to be elected to this position and I look forward to working with all those groups and organisations with an interest in Worcestershire Cricket over the coming years. My predecessor, John Elliott, has left the Club in a very good position both on and off the field and we are now entering a very exciting period for the Club.â€
Dave Broughall was elected Vice Chairman and Tim Curtis was elected to the Contingencies and Remunerations Committee.
About the new Chairman…
Martyn Price was born in Stourbridge, West Midlands, and attended Pedmore C of E school until the age of 11, and then King Edward VI, Stourbridge, from 11 – 17 years.
After leaving school, Price worked at Midland Bank for 3 years before joining an industrial fastenings company where he continued to work for 6 years.
In 1972, he established Martyn Price (Bolts & Nuts) Ltd. He sold the business in March 2006 but continues to support them in a consultancy capacity in the short term.
Price has several property interests and was a major shareholder for 10 years in a casino in Stoke- on-Trent.
Price is an avid sports fan and, in addition to WCCC membership, has been a season ticket holder at Wolverhampton Wanderers for the past 40 years and shares a box at Worcester Rugby Club. He is a keen golfer who has enjoyed a single-figure handicap for 30 years. He mainly plays at Blackwell Golf Club, but holds membership at five other clubs, including Royal Porthcawl, Soto Grande and Valderrama.
