The Chairperson of the Yorkshire District Cricket club Roger Hutton has resigned with the direct effect after handling the allegations of racism clubs by former Azeem Rafiq player, the BBC reported on Friday.
Rafiq, a Pakistani descendant player and former England captain under 19-19, said last year he was made to feel like outsiders in Yorkshire and reflect on his own life.
“There has been a continuous reluctance of the council executive members (Yorkshire) and senior management at the club to apologize and accept racism and hope,” Hutton wrote in his resignation letter.
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“Abhorrent”.
“For most of my time at the club, I experienced a culture that refused to accept change or challenges.” Hutton, who joined the 18-month council after Rafiq left the club, also took the opportunity to “apologize unconditionally” to the 30-year-old player.
“The club should be recognized when serious allegations of racism,” he said.
“Sorry, we cannot persuade council executives to recognize the gravity of the situation and show attention and contributions.” I note the statement from the ECB.
I need a little time to reflect on what the ECB said tonight and AC …
https://t.co/HKBVR5YNXV- AZEEM RAFIQ (@ azeemrafiq30) 1636051227000en000enkland (ECB) on Thursday suspended Yorkshire from international hosting or major suitable but Hutton Said the ECB was also reluctant to act when approached.
“I wanted to explain that when I was aware of Azeem Rafiq’s allegations, I immediately won the ECB to ask for their help and intervention to support a strong investigation,” Hutton said.
“I was sad when they refused to help because I felt it was a very important problem for the game as a whole.
This is a matter of note that I constantly express my frustration on the reluctance of the ECB to act.
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The ECB will apply Yorkshire to take into account their handling and consider sanctions.
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Rafiq and Senior Yorkshire Executives have been called to provide evidence before parliamentary panels, culture, media and sports (DCMS) on November 16.