Yorkshire County Cricket Club has admitted legal responsibility to 4 amended fees together with a failure to handle and take good enough motion towards racist and discriminatory language, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) mentioned on Tuesday.
Yorkshire and quite a few people had been charged via the ECB in June following an investigation into racism claims made via former participant Azeem Rafiq, who alleged in 2021 that he have been a sufferer of institutional racism on the membership.
The scandal rocked English cricket and resulted in a lot of adjustments in training and administrative staff at Yorkshire.
“Yorkshire CCC has admitted liability in response to four amended charges, including a failure to address systematic use of racist and/or discriminatory language over a prolonged period and a failure to take adequate action in respect of allegations of racist and/or discriminatory behaviour, the ECB said.
Rafiq’s former team mate Gary Ballance, who played 23 tests for England before switching allegiance to Zimbabwe, also admitted liability for his use of racially discriminatory language, the ECB added.
Rafiq, a former England Under-19s captain of Pakistani descent, told a British parliamentary committee in 2021 of “inhuman” treatment at Yorkshire and described the sport in England as riddled with racism.
Ballance has previously apologized to Rafiq in person for using racist language.
Both Yorkshire and Balance will not be required to attend a hearing in London following the acceptance of the charges.
An independent panel of the Cricket Discipline Commission, the body that handles disciplinary matters in the English domestic game, will hear the cases from March 1 to March 9.
Ex-Yorkshire players Tim Bresnan, John Blain, Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah have all withdrawn from the hearing.
“Today’s announcement is crucial step ahead for Yorkshire County Cricket Club as a part of its adventure to be told from the previous,” Yorkshire chairman Kamlesh Patel said in a statement.
“Since changing into chair it’s been transparent that we had to settle for and take duty as a Club for the cultural problems which allowed racist and discriminatory habits to move unchallenged.”
Yorkshire and quite a few people had been charged via the ECB in June following an investigation into racism claims made via former participant Azeem Rafiq, who alleged in 2021 that he have been a sufferer of institutional racism on the membership.
The scandal rocked English cricket and resulted in a lot of adjustments in training and administrative staff at Yorkshire.
“Yorkshire CCC has admitted liability in response to four amended charges, including a failure to address systematic use of racist and/or discriminatory language over a prolonged period and a failure to take adequate action in respect of allegations of racist and/or discriminatory behaviour, the ECB said.
Rafiq’s former team mate Gary Ballance, who played 23 tests for England before switching allegiance to Zimbabwe, also admitted liability for his use of racially discriminatory language, the ECB added.
Rafiq, a former England Under-19s captain of Pakistani descent, told a British parliamentary committee in 2021 of “inhuman” treatment at Yorkshire and described the sport in England as riddled with racism.
Ballance has previously apologized to Rafiq in person for using racist language.
Both Yorkshire and Balance will not be required to attend a hearing in London following the acceptance of the charges.
An independent panel of the Cricket Discipline Commission, the body that handles disciplinary matters in the English domestic game, will hear the cases from March 1 to March 9.
Ex-Yorkshire players Tim Bresnan, John Blain, Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah have all withdrawn from the hearing.
“Today’s announcement is crucial step ahead for Yorkshire County Cricket Club as a part of its adventure to be told from the previous,” Yorkshire chairman Kamlesh Patel said in a statement.
“Since changing into chair it’s been transparent that we had to settle for and take duty as a Club for the cultural problems which allowed racist and discriminatory habits to move unchallenged.”