Mother of England cricketer Jonny Bairstow, Janet Bairstow has been elected as the first female vice-president of Yorkshire county cricket club. 

Janet, who has been an administrator for the club, was on Saturday (March 21) elected its vice-president during Yorkshire's annual general meeting. 

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The vice-presidential post was also accorded to Mike Cowan, the former Yorkshire pace bowler. 

"Bairstow is the widow of David Bairstow and the mother of Jonny. She has committed her adult life to Yorkshire cricket, including 13 years as the club's cricket department administrator, a post from which she has now retired," the famous club said in an official statement.

Apart from the announcements on Janet and Cowan, Charlotte Evers was re-elected to the members' committee while CEO Mark Arthur was re-elected to the board alongside Katherine Mathew.

Former-off-spinner Geoff Cope was re-elected as club president for the year 2020 after having overseen a successful tenure at the post in the previous season. 

Meanwhile, chairman of the club, Robin Smith, also backed England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) announcement that no professional cricket will be played in England and Wales until atleast May 28 in order to avoid the dangerous COVID-19 spread. 

“During this period of deep uncertainty it is the ECB’s first priority to protect the wellbeing of everyone within the cricket family, from players, to fans and colleagues across the game," ECB CEO Tom Harrison had said in an official statement. 

“The decision to delay the start of the season has been essential, given the circumstances the nation faces. I am reassured by the collaborative effort from across the game that together, we will make the very best of whatever length of season we are able to safely schedule in the coming months."

“With the information available to us at the moment a delay to the start of the professional cricket season until May 28 was unavoidable," Harrison added. "This also allows us time to keep pace with a fast-moving situation and continue to plan for how a revised season might look. Critically, we can also remain as flexible and adaptable as possible, within the obvious restrictions we face."

“Securing the future of the game will be a primary focus as we plot a revised schedule with an emphasis on the most financially important forms of the game for the counties across international and domestic cricket."

(Inputs from ANI)