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SIX former Yorkshire players are set to be sanctioned tomorrow for using racist language.
Five individuals — John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah — were found to have used the word “P***” towards former Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq or other people of Asian ethnicity in an independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) panel decision issued on March 31.
All five had withdrawn from the disciplinary process prior to a hearing taking place in early March to determine liability, with the cases against them heard in their absence.
A further ex-Yorkshire player, Gary Ballance, admitted a charge of using racist and/or discriminatory language prior to the hearing and did not appear. He too will be sanctioned tomorrow.
The CDC panel cleared former England captain Michael Vaughan of using racist and/or discriminatory language.
Yorkshire admitted four charges in the case, which stemmed primarily from allegations made by Rafiq and the club’s handling of those allegations.
A separate hearing will deal with the sanctions the club will face on June 27.
Among the panel’s sanctioning powers are the imposition of suspensions and fines, and ordering an education or training course be completed.
