Essex have been fined £100,000, with half suspended, after admitting to a charge of racism at the county club which they failed to address between 2001 and 2010, the Cricket Regulator has announced.
Essex were charged in June after an investigation undertaken by the Cricket Regulator, a body responsible for monitoring compliance with the sport’s rules which operates independently from the rest of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
“Essex County Cricket Club has admitted a charge in breach of Directive 3.3, in relation to the systemic use of racist and/or discriminatory language and/or conduct during the period between 2001 and 2010 which Essex failed to address, after which the CDC [Cricket Discipline Commission] Panel held a sanctions hearing,” it said in a statement.
The CDC panel also cautioned and reprimanded Essex while £50,000 of the fine is suspended for a period of two years. Essex have until 2 October to appeal.
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