Lady Muriel Byford, widow of the former President and Chair of the Club in the 1990s, died this month peacefully at her home in Pannal, aged 94.
Muriel was known to many members of the club for her warmth, kindness and ardent support for the club over many years.
She first came to Headingley with her father to see a match in the late 1930s.
She and her husband, Lawry, did much of their early courting in the late 1940s watching Yorkshire cricket at Headingley and Bradford.
When Sir Lawrence became President of the club in 1990, taking over from Sir Leonard Hutton, he and his wife Muriel were a constant presence at matches throughout that decade.
Muriel’s son, Mark Byford, a former Head of the BBC in Yorkshire, said: ‘My Mum adored cricket and was a huge supporter of the cricket club. Right up to her death she was still coming to Headingley. The last time was for the England v India Test match this summer when she was 94.’
Funeral information
The funeral of Lady Muriel Byford will take place at St Robert’s Church C of E Pannal, near Harrogate at 1.30 on Monday 20th October.
