Yorkshire deducted factors and fined after racism scandal
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orkshire have been hit with a £400,000 high quality and a 48-point deduction within the County Championship over the membership’s racism scandal.
The county pled responsible to 4 amended fees, together with failing to handle systemic racism and destroying proof, earlier this 12 months, within the wake of allegations introduced ahead by former participant Azeem Rafiq.
A sanction listening to was held by the Cricket Discipline Commission final month, with £300,000 of the high quality suspended for 2 years however the County Championship factors deduction coming into pressure with instant impact, ending Yorkshire’s slim hopes of promotion and sending the county to the foot of Division Two.
Yorkshire have additionally been hit with a retrospective four-point deduction on this 12 months’s Vitality Blast, although the T20 completion has already concluded. Yorkshire did not get past the preliminary group stage.
A Yorkshire assertion stated it accepted the sanctions and that “greater clarity over our situation will allow us all now to look ahead” however expressed disappointment over the factors deduction, which “affects players and staff at the club, who were not responsible for the situation”.
Responding to the punishment, ECB chief government Richard Gould added: “These were serious charges relating to racism over a prolonged period.
“There can be no place for racism in our game, and the penalties announced by the Cricket Discipline Commission mark the end of a thorough disciplinary process. No one should have to experience what Azeem Rafiq went through in cricket, and we once again thank him for his courage in speaking out.”