- ECB investigated language used by John Faragher at meeting
- ‘It is clear the club has failed to uphold the standards expected’
Essex have been hit with a £50,000 fine by the Cricket Discipline Commission after an investigation into allegedly racist language used by the former chair John Faragher during a board meeting five years ago.
Faragher has denied using an expression with the N-word in 2017 but, after the matter was investigated by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s disciplinary arm in response to a whistleblower coming forward last year, the club pleaded guilty to two breaches of the ECB’s directives.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/05/essex-fined-50000-comment-former-chair-2017-ecb under the title “Essex fined £50,000 for racist comment made by former chair in 2017”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
