![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/ex-yorkshire-chairman-roger-hutton-to-skip-ecb-racism-hearing/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_BRITAIN-CRICKET-RACISM-ENG-YORKSHIRE.jpg&description=The disciplinary hearing against Yorkshire, which will take place in public, will begin in late November following the racism allegations made by their former player Azeem RafiqAzeem Rafiq's racism allegations rocked English cricket The former chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club Roger Hutton will not be present at the ECB racism hearing. The ECB's Discipline Commission said the hearing would take place in public from November 28 and it will now go ahead without Hutton in attendance. He said it was because the process was "unfair" and he lacked "confidence" in the national governing body. Yorkshire CCC hit the headlines in 2020 following Azeem Rafiq's allegations of racism. Following his claims, the club launched an investigation and just seven of the 43 allegations made were upheld by an independent panel a year later. But the panel's findings were not published and nobody was punished as a result. ECB to hold Yorkshire racism hearing in public after Azeem Rafiq request The ECB, meanwhile, charged Yorkshire and seven individuals following Rafiq's allegations of racism at the club, and he pushed for the subsequent hearing to be made public, with his request being granted. However, Hutton has called for disciplinary proceedings to be staged privately. In a letter to the cricket county, which has been seen by the BBC , Hutton said he was "pleased to provide the club with all information of relevance". However, he added: "After careful consideration, I will not be taking part in the Yorkshire statement or any other aspects of the panel. "I simply do not have confidence in the ECB, its governance or its agenda and who notably escape all scrutiny themselves. Roger Hutton won't take part in the ECB hearing ( PRU/AFP via Getty Images) The ECB will hold a Yorkshire racism hearing in public after Rafiq's request ( AFP via Getty Images) "Its own conduct is not included within the scope of inquiry - this underlines the clearly unfair and biased ECB inquiry and serves only){kind=link}
The disciplinary hearing against Yorkshire, which will take place in public, will begin in late November following the racism allegations made by their former player Azeem Rafiq
The former chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club Roger Hutton will not be present at the ECB racism hearing.
The ECB’s Discipline Commission said the hearing would take place in public from November 28 and it will now go ahead without Hutton in attendance. He said it was because the process was “unfair” and he lacked “confidence” in the national governing body.
Yorkshire CCC hit the headlines in 2020 following Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racism. Following his claims, the club launched an investigation and just seven of the 43 allegations made were upheld by an independent panel a year later. But the panel’s findings were not published and nobody was punished as a result.
The ECB, meanwhile, charged Yorkshire and seven individuals following Rafiq’s allegations of racism at the club, and he pushed for the subsequent hearing to be made public, with his request being granted.