Azeem Rafiq

Colin Graves addresses the Yorkshire members at Saturday's AGM. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.complaceholder image

Door not closed on sacked Yorkshire CCC staff says chairman Colin Graves

Northern Diamonds' players Lauren Winfield-Hill, Leah Dobson, Sterre Kalis, Lizzie Scott and Jess Woolston in action last summer (Picture: SWPix.com)placeholder image

Northern Diamonds snub is not punishment for Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

Former Yorkshire CCC physio Wayne Morton has broken ranks to tell his side of the racism row (Picture: Simon Hulme)placeholder image

'Yorkshire CCC had no need to sack us. They were callous and cruel'

Two sides to every story: Wayne Morton pictured in the Pure Treatment Room, Wetherby, this week after two and a half years of fighting to clear his name after being tarnished in the Yorkshire racism crisis. (Picture: Simon Hulme)placeholder image

Wayne Morton exclusive part 1: We were branded a "cancer". How can that happen?

Azeem Rafiq, centre, and George Dobell, left, pictured at the Headingley Test match against New Zealand in 2022. Yorkshire have requested - but not received - a copy of their forthcoming book. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.complaceholder image

Yorkshire CCC reproduce “intimidating” letter sent to Azeem Rafiq’s publishers

Wayne Morton, the former Yorkshire CCC head of sports science and medicine. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.complaceholder image

Morton thanks Yorkshire for apology he hopes will extend to all the sacked staff

Colin Graves reiterated his apologies at the CMS hearing following the racism crisis at Yorkshire CCC. Photo: PA Wire.placeholder image

Graves reiterates apologies over racism crisis as Yorkshire look to move forward

Wayne Morton pictured at Yorkshire CCC's gala dinner celebrating their Championship title in 2014. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.complaceholder image

Ex-England physio Wayne Morton lets rip over Yorkshire CCC racism ordeal

In happier times: Wayne Morton pictured at Yorkshire CCC's end-of-season gala dinner after they won the Championship in 2014. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.complaceholder image

Yorkshire CCC settle long-running legal claim brought by Wayne Morton

Azeem Rafiq, the former Yorkshire cricketer, gives evidence at the first DCMS select committee hearing in November 2021. Photo: House of Commons/PA Wire.placeholder image

How can Colin Graves expect to receive a fair political hearing? Chris Waters

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Yorkshire CCC approve Colin Graves' takeover deal

Yorkshire have written to their sponsors over Colin Graves' imminent return to Headingley (Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)placeholder image

Yorkshire appeal to sponsors to keep the faith after Azeem Rafiq's exodus demand

Azeem Rafiq, the former Yorkshire cricketer, is urging sponsors to leave the financially stricken club. Photo by Daniel Leal AFP via Getty Images.placeholder image

Azeem Rafiq steps up attack on Yorkshire CCC in increasingly toxic takeover row

Coming back: Colin Graves has been selected as the preferred bidder to rescue Yorkshire County Cricket Club from financial peril (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix).placeholder image

Colin Graves back at Yorkshire CCC would be 'disaster for cricket'

Colin Graves returning to Yorkshire would be a “disaster” if the cricket authorities allowed it to happen, a member of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee has said.

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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.placeholder image

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.complaceholder image

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.placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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.complaceholder image

How can discredited ECB recommend sanctions against Yorkshire? Chris Waters

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

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)placeholder image

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

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

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

Yorkshire cricketer Adil Rashid’s endeavours have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

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

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

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

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

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

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.complaceholder image

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

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

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)placeholder image

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)placeholder image

Masood keen to embrace all ethnicities in role as Yorkshire captain

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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.complaceholder image

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)placeholder image

Yorkshire CCC racism sanctions - ECB recommend 8-week ban for Ballance

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.placeholder image

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.complaceholder image

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.complaceholder image

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.placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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.placeholder image

Michael Vaughan cleared of making racist comment after nightmare ordeal

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

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.placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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 Wireplaceholder image

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

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

Yorkshire CCC confirm nearly half of racism complaints still under investigation

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)placeholder image

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.placeholder image

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.placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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.placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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)placeholder image

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

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