According to a devastating analysis of Scottish cricket, its governing body failed on nearly every measure of institutional racism. Cricketnews.com first reported the issue on Sunday.
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They discovered that of the 31 "tests" used to gauge the issue, Cricket Scotland—the organisation in charge of regulating the sport—failed on 29 of them and only partially passed the other two.
Ahead of the publication of a study on racism in sport, Cricket Scotland's entire board of directors resigned on Sunday with immediate effect. In response to many charges of racism and prejudice made by players Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh last year, the board issued a letter of resignation to interim CEO Gordan Arthur on Sunday morning before the report was to be released on Monday.
The study authors were informed of a variety of instances of racism encountered by participants in all facets of cricket, which resulted in reports being filed to both Cricket Scotland and Police Scotland as hate crimes.
The entirety of Cricket Scotland's board of directors resigned on Sunday with immediate effect prior to the release of a research on racism in sports. Before the report was to be disclosed on Monday, the board sent interim CEO Gordan Arthur a letter of resignation in response to many accusations of racism and discrimination made by players Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh last year.
The study's authors were informed of several incidents of racism that participants encountered in all parts of cricket and that were reported as hate crimes to both Cricket Scotland and Police Scotland.
As a coach, umpire, or player, the individual "obviously witnessed or experienced racism, discrimination, and persistent microaggressions based on race," according to the investigators.
Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh, two Scotland cricket internationals who claimed institutional racism had harmed their careers, filed complaints, prompting the review. Their charges were in response to the Yorkshire Cricket Club racism incident, which involved former player Azeem Rafiq's claims of racism there.