Sadly the comments made me reflect my own experience of Yorkshire cricket.

I have been a Yorkshire member for many years but the pride attached to such status has been largely taken away by events on and off the field and I am greatly saddened by this situation.

I will no longer attend Test matches because of the drunken and loutish behaviour of sections of the crowd who do not come to enjoy the cricket but to attract attention to themselves. The last time I attended a Test I returned home smelling of the beer that had been poured over me whenever spectators behind me got up from their seats or attempted to carry several pints to their friends. This was not on the Western Terrace but in the members' area.

I also used to love going to matches at Scarborough but that enjoyment has been partly undermined at one day games by the small number of spectators on the banking who spoil things for the rest of the crowd. How will we ever forget the idiot who came on to the field as a suicide bomber to be cheered by some of the crowd.

It is accepted that the behaviour at cricket matches is a mirror of the standards of society, but the control and sale of alcohol is an issue that needs to be seriously addressed.

I regard myself as a responsible adult and, in the company of other friends, I have previously taken a bottle of wine to cricket matches to enjoy with a picnic lunch.

That is no longer allowed but I can enjoy any amount of alcohol if I purchase it in the ground. There is something very wrong in this approach that gives commercial benefit such a high priority.

I note that our chief executive is talking about designating drink-free areas in future. This is not an answer to the problem.

What we need is substantial restrictions on the sale of alcohol during a game with sales being restricted to specific periods and no sale at all during the period that play is in progress. I appreciate this is a drastic response but the problem we face is serious and ruining our great game.

Anyone can make mistakes but I do believe that the problem of the Twenty20 disqualification is in itself is a resigning issue.

However, as your article indicates, the situation over T20 seems indicative of a more general malaise affecting Yorkshire and this is the real worry.

The chief executive sets the standards for the delivery of the Yorkshire product and on the evidence of a number of issues he needs to sharpen up his act if he is to stay in post.

A month ago we had everything to play for but now we appear to be fighting to save relegation. When I came to the first day of the Surrey match a board outside the ground was proclaiming next match 30th June.

Perhaps this was not another "error" but was wishful thinking on Yorkshire's part. If only we could go back and play those matches again perhaps the results might be different and the whole position changed.

Kevin Maguire, Hanover Street, Batley.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club have again slumped to defeat – what's new?

One must have sympathy with the long-suffering members and it must be said also the loyal band of supporters.

The team is not good enough – fact. How can the chief executive Stuart Regan stop the rot?

The supporters get a lot of upbeat news from the headquarters at Headingley, yet the good intentions never seem to come to light on the field of play. They have not had much luck with the overseas stars they have engaged.

They could return to the Yorkshire-born policy but what would the results be then?

We must hope that in 2009 the turning point will come for the county.

As for cricket at Scarborough this is not a festival and Scarborough cannot afford to keep the players they would like to choose because of money.

And the coverage that Yorkshire used to have on ITV is no longer viable.