The chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club resigned on Friday, accusing the club's executives of failing to accept and learn from racism allegations raised by former player Azeem Rafiq over a year ago.
Rafiq, who is of Pakistani descent and is a former captain of the England Under-19s, said in September 2020 that he had received racist abuse and was made to feel like an outsider at Yorkshire and that he had even contemplated suicide.
After a nearly year-long inquiry into the matter, the club issued a statement in September acknowledging Rafiq had been racially abused. But on Oct. 28 it said nobody would face any disciplinary action.from hosting international or major matches. It said Hanif Malik and Stephen Willis had also stepped down from its board and Lord Kamlesh Patel had been appointed to replace Hutton.
Incoming chairman Patel said in a statement: "The Club needs to learn from its past errors, regain trust and rebuild relationships with our communities," adding, "There is much work to do." "I was saddened when they declined to help as I felt it was a matter of great importance for the game as a whole."
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