Former England captain Michael Vaughan has had a charge of racism brought against him by the ECB 'not proved' as the verdicts from the Cricket Disciplinary Commission hearing were released on Friday.
Charges were brought against Vaughan and six other ex-Yorkshire players, as well as the club itself, following allegations made by former bowler Azeem Rafiq.
The CDC found that Rafiq and team-mate Adil Rashid - who gave evidence - were "not lying" but mistaken in claiming they heard Vaughan call them 'you lot'. The panel pointed to inconsistencies in their evidence.
An ECB statement said that ex-Yorkshire cricketers Tim Bresnan, John Blain, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah have been found liable for a breach of ECB Directive 3.3 for their alleged use of racist and/or discriminatory language.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Gary Ballance previously admitted their charges ahead of March's CDC hearing in London. Vaughan was the only person charged to appear in person.
Comments
Post a Comment