Azeem Rafiq

Pay disparity: Brydon Carse, left, and Phoebe Franklin, right, at a Northern Superchargers event this summer. The ICEC report found total spend on women’s salaries in The Hundred was 25 per cent of what was spent on men’s salaries.

Equal pay for male and female cricketers a long way off, admit ECB

Back in the game: Andrew Gale, the former Yorkshire head coach and captain. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Former Yorkshire CCC captain and coach Andrew Gale gets new role Down Under

Roger Hutton, the former Yorkshire chairman, arrives for the DCMS hearing in November 2021, where he criticised fellow board members for their unwillingness to apologise and accept that there was racism. Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images.

Stench of injustice in Yorkshire racism saga will never go away - Chris Waters

End game: Azeem Rafiq leaves the field at Scarborough after scoring 74 runs against Nottinghamshire in 2016. Seven years later the allegations he made against the club were finally given a punishment as Yorkshire's game was rained off. (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix)

Institutional weakness and incompetence at heart of Yorkshire scandal - comment

Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq made damning allegations over his treatment by the English county cricket club. (Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Yorkshire CCC hit out at CDC sanctions over racism scandal

Yorkshire hit with points deduction over Azeem Rafiq racism affair (Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Yorkshire hit with hefty points deduction and six-figure fine for racism scandal

Lord Kamlesh Patel, the former Yorkshire chairman. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

How can discredited ECB recommend sanctions against Yorkshire? Chris Waters

The ECB have made their sanctions recommendations against Yorkshire (Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

What punishments have ECB recommended for Yorkshire CCC in racism case

Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Headingley Stadium in Leeds. Photo credit (Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Rasicm, sexism and misogyny still commonplace in cricket, says new report

Harry Chathli. Pic by Andre Camara

Chathli chuffed at Yorkshire chair proposal as club moves on from crisis period

Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 15/06/2023 - Cricket - Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England - Yorkshire CCC and England cricketer Adil Rashid pictured at Headingley Stadium as he is set to be named in the King's Birthday Honours list.

'I try to give what I can,' - Yorkshire cricketer Adil Rashid as he's made MBE

Martyn Moxon, pictured at the Yorkshire media day in 2019. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Graves’s take on Yorkshire racism crisis highlights great divide - Chris Waters

Former Yorkshire County Cricket Club chairman Colin Graves (Picture: SWpix.com)

Colin Graves insists no 'institutional racism' in his time at Yorkshire CCC

Yorkshire has signed up to the Muslim Charter (Picture: SWPix.com)

Yorkshire CCC sign up to Nujum’s Muslim Athlete Charter

TALKS: Yorkshire are trying to refinance the £15m debt owed to the family trusts of Colin Graves, their former chairman, in addition to raising £5m of working capital. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Exclusive - Yorkshire in talks with Mike Ashley's Frasers Group over refinancing

RETIRED: Former Yorkshire player Gary Ballance Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Former Yorkshire players discover their sanctions from Rafiq CDC hearings

Richard Pyrah, the former Yorkshire player and second team coach, has launched a social media defence of the coaches and staff axed in the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal. (Picture: SWPix.com)

Richard Pyrah defends deposed Yorkshire CCC regime on social media

Coming together: Northern Diamonds' Lauren Winfield Hill, Yorkshire captain Shan Masood and Darren Gough at the Eid Milan celebrations. (PictureL Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)

Masood keen to embrace all ethnicities in role as Yorkshire captain

Vaughan is returning to the BBC. Image: Alex Davidson/Getty Images

Former Yorkshire cricketer to return as BBC pundit

Gary Ballance batting on what proved to be his last County Championship appearance for Yorkshire, against Warwickshire at Headingley in September 2021. Picture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com

Still no end in sight to the Yorkshire CCC racism crisis after latest hearing

Gary Ballance (L) and Azeem Rafiq (R) are at the centre of the Yorkshire racism storm (Picture: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Yorkshire CCC racism sanctions - ECB recommend 8-week ban for Ballance
The England and Wales Cricket Board has recommended Gary Ballance be fined £8,000 and suspended for eight weeks in the wake of the Yorkshire racism scandal.

Former cricket player Azeem Rafiq arrives to attend a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing, relating to allegations of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, in London last month. The club is expected to find out what punishments it may face next week.

Yorkshire CCC to discover punishment fate next week

Clouds still hang over Yorkshire CCC as they seek to move on from the racism scandal and on to the sunlit uplands of a new beginning. Picture by Shaun Flannery/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC must be allowed to move on from the paralysis that prevails

Ottis Gibson, the Yorkshire head coach, believes the club must be allowed to move forward from the racism crisis. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire should not suffer points deductions due to the racism scandal - Gibson

Dignified: Michael Vaughan showed how the game can heal itself in the wake of the devastating Yorkshire racism crisis. Photo by James Manning. PA Wire/PA Images.

Azeem Rafiq should take a leaf out of Michael Vaughan’s book - Chris Waters

Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan (R) celebrates his century with Azeem Rafiq (L) during a COunty Championship match back in 2016 (Picture: SWPix.com)

Cricket left scared of its own shadow - Chris Waters comment

Michael Vaughan arrives for the second day of the CDC Panel Hearing at the International Arbitration Centre, London, on March 2. The former England captain has been cleared of the allegation that was made against him. Picture by James Manning. PA Wire/PA Images.

Michael Vaughan cleared of making racist comment after nightmare ordeal

Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Headingley Stadium. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Positive changes need to emerge from Yorkshire racism row - The YP says

File photo dated 03-08-2019 of Michael Vaughan. Former Yorkshire all-rounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has claimed he heard former England captain Michael Vaughan make racially insensitive comments to Asian players at the club. Issue date: Friday November 5, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story CRICKET Rafiq. Photo credit should read Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Yorkshire CCC racism scandal: Michael Vaughan cleared of racism by panel

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared by the CDC hearings (Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Michael Vaughan cleared of 'you lot' comment in Yorkshire CCC racism hearings

Screen grab from Parliament TV of former cricketer Azeem Rafiq. PIC: House of Commons/PA Wire

Parallels between Yorkshire CCC racism and the Met Police report - YP Letters

Yorkshire provide update on racism hotline (Picture: Will Palmer/SWPix.com)

Yorkshire CCC confirm nearly half of racism complaints still under investigation
Twenty-three complaints to a racism and discrimination hotline set up by Yorkshire are still being actively investigated, the club have announced.

Damaging episode: Even former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq has not emerged unscathed from the racism crisis that has absorbed cricket over the last two and a half years.(Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com)

Everyone damaged by the Yorkshire CCC racism crisis - Chris Waters comment

The sword of Damocles is hanging over Yorkshire once again going into the new cricket season, with the club still blighted by issues relating to former player Azeem Rafiq's allegations of racism. Picture by James Manning. PA Wire/PA Images.

Yorkshire should face no further sanctions in racism saga - Chris Waters comment

Lord Kamlesh Patel pictured at his solitary press conference as Yorkshire CCC chairman on November 8, 2021. Within a month, he'd sacked 16 staff. Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images.

The question that won’t go away in the Yorkshire CCC racism case - Chris Waters

Former Yorkshire County Cricket Club chairman Robin Smith has blasted the ECB for the handling of the racism case (Picture: Tony Johnson)

Yorkshire CDC hearings - Robin Smith blasts ECB for 'dereliction of duty'

Michael Vaughan looks on with (top, left-right) Gerard Brophy, Ajmal Shahzad, Azeem Rafiq, John Blain and Tim Bresnan prior to Yorkshire's Twenty20 Cup match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 2009, when the Ashes-winning captain was said to have made the "you lot" comment he utterly denies. Picture: Clive Mason/Getty Images.

Chris Waters Comment - 'You lot' CDC case damaging and pointless

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan at the Cricket Discipline Commission hearing (Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Five things we learned from CDC hearings - Chris Waters comment

Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq arrives to attend a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing, relating to allegations of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, in London on March 2, 2023 (Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Azeem Rafiq accused of bringing down Yorkshire CCC with the 'race card'

Lord Kamlesh Patel, whose rein as Yorkshire chairman has been riddled with controversy. Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images.

True financial cost of Yorkshire CCC racism scandal laid bare in latest accounts

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan arrives to attend a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing, relating to allegations of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, in London on March 2, 2023 (Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Azeem Rafiq cannot explain ‘discrepancy’ over Michael Vaughan comment

Azeem Rafiq arrives for day two of the CDC hearings at the International Arbitration Centre in London. Picture by James Manning. PA Wire/PA Images.

What is Rafiq versus Vaughan really doing for fight against racism? - comment

Tim Bresnan of Yorkshire (Picture: Ashley Allen/Getty Images)

CDC hearings: Bresnan, Hoggard 'more likely than not' used racist language

Former cricket player Azeem Rafiq arrives to attend a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing, relating to allegations of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, in London on March 1, 2023.(Picture: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Ex-Yorkshire chair who apologised to Rafiq thought club was innocent - comment

Azeem Rafiq of Yorkshire first brought claims against Yorkshire CCC in September 2020 (Picture: Richard Sellers/Getty Images)

Yorkshire CDC hearing - how long will it last, will racism saga be resolved?

Azeem Rafiq, the former Yorkshire off-spinner and T20 captain. Photo by Daniel Smith/Getty Images.

Yorkshire CCC: CDC hearing is public in name only - Chris Waters Comment

Headingley cricket ground, where emails and documents are said to have gone missing during the Yorkshire racism crisis. Photo by Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images.

Racism 'evidence' deleted and destroyed, but what and when? Chris Waters comment

Lord Patel addresses the media at Headingley in November 2021 after taking over as Yorkshire chairman. Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images.

Lord Patel defends record as Yorkshire CCC chairman - Comment

Rich Pyrah.

Yorkshire racism probe was ‘badly handled’ claims Pyrah

Richard Pyrah has withdrawn from the disciplinary process (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com)

Now Rich Pyrah withdraws from ECB hearing into Azeem Rafiq claims

Tim Bresnan, pictured with the 2015 County Championship trophy, claims that the ECB has conducted a corrupt investigation into Azeem Rafiq's racism claims. Photo by Sarah Ansell/Getty Images.

Bresnan blasts ECB investigation into Rafiq's 'well-rehearsed' racism claims

Matthew Hoggard celebrates the wicket of Australia's Justin Langer during the historic 2005 Ashes series. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Hoggard and Bresnan take aim at ECB after pulling out of racism hearings

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Tim Bresnan of Warwickshire bowls during Day 3 of the Bob Willis Trophy Final match between Warwickshire and Lancashire at Lord's Cricket Ground on September 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Tim Bresnan and Matthew Hoggard pull out of Azeem Rafiq racism hearing

A general view of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Headingley Stadium in 2021. PIC: Peter Powell/PA Wire

Why is Yorkshire CCC continuing to plead guilty to racism charges - YP Letters

Azeem Rafiq, who claimed that there was a toxic culture of racism at Yorkshire CCC, a claim utterly refuted by his former county team-mate Ajmal Shahzad. Photo by Daniel Smith/Getty Images.

Yorkshire racism latest Pt2: No racism culture at Yorkshire, says Ajmal Shahzad

Ajmal Shahzad, the former Yorkshire and England fast bowler, has claimed that there were "murky" goings-on behind the infamous "you lot" comment which he insists that Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan never said. Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images.

Yorkshire racism Pt1: Shahzad claims Rafiq pressured Rashid into Vaughan claim

New date set for Yorkshire racism hearings. (Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Yorkshire CCC racism scandal - New date set for hearing

Azeem Rafiq (centre) in the stands during day three of the third LV= Insurance Test Series Match at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds. Picture date: Saturday June 25, 2022.

Racism in cricket: we cannot allow truths to be chased away by fear

HEARING: Former Yorkshire CCC cricketer Azeem Rafiq in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee at the House of Commons on the subject of racism in cricket. Picture:: House of Commons/PA

Yorkshire CCC: Why truth must be sacrosanct over racism in cricket - Comment

Former Yorkshire County Cricket Club cricketer Azeem Rafiq in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee at the House of Commons

Azeem Rafiq claims cricket is ‘in denial’ about racism