<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/essex">Essex</a> have been fined 100,000 pounds ($132,190) after admitting to a charge of racism at the county club which they failed to address between 2001 and 2010, England's Cricket Regulator said on Wednesday.</p><p>Essex were charged in June after an investigation undertaken by the Cricket Regulator, a body responsible for monitoring compliance with the sport's rules which operates independently from the rest of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).</p><p>An independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) panel held a sanctions hearing and published its decision on Wednesday.</p>.India look to spin a new story but tricky Bangladesh no pushovers.<p>"Essex County Cricket Club has admitted a charge in breach of Directive 3.3, in relation to the systemic use of racist and/or discriminatory language and/or conduct during the period between 2001 and 2010 which Essex failed to address," it said in a statement.</p><p>The CDC panel also cautioned and reprimanded Essex while 50,000 pounds of the fine is suspended for a period of two years.</p><p>Essex have until October 2 to appeal. <em>Reuters</em> has contacted the county club for comment.</p><p>"The racism experienced at Essex County Cricket Club over a period of many years was abhorrent, and the evidence of those subjected to abuse was deeply disturbing," said Dave Lewis, the interim director of the Cricket Regulator.</p><p>"They have shown real bravery in speaking out. I hope that this prosecution will help ensure that no one suffers again as they did and that racism of this kind is never normalised."</p><p>Lewis said the sanctions were decided after a "long and complex investigation" after the club had conducted its own investigation.</p><p>"The CDC panel took into account the fact that Essex had pleaded guilty to the charge and has already taken significant action to address these issues and become a more inclusive club," Lewis added.</p><p>Last year, Yorkshire were fined 400,000 pounds and handed a 48-point deduction in the County Championship by the CDC over their handling of racism allegations made by Azeem Rafiq.</p><p>The former England Under-19s captain of Pakistani descent told a British parliamentary committee in 2021 of 'inhuman' treatment at Yorkshire and said he had been a victim of institutional racism at the club.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/essex">Essex</a> have been fined 100,000 pounds ($132,190) after admitting to a charge of racism at the county club which they failed to address between 2001 and 2010, England's Cricket Regulator said on Wednesday.</p><p>Essex were charged in June after an investigation undertaken by the Cricket Regulator, a body responsible for monitoring compliance with the sport's rules which operates independently from the rest of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).</p><p>An independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) panel held a sanctions hearing and published its decision on Wednesday.</p>.India look to spin a new story but tricky Bangladesh no pushovers.<p>"Essex County Cricket Club has admitted a charge in breach of Directive 3.3, in relation to the systemic use of racist and/or discriminatory language and/or conduct during the period between 2001 and 2010 which Essex failed to address," it said in a statement.</p><p>The CDC panel also cautioned and reprimanded Essex while 50,000 pounds of the fine is suspended for a period of two years.</p><p>Essex have until October 2 to appeal. <em>Reuters</em> has contacted the county club for comment.</p><p>"The racism experienced at Essex County Cricket Club over a period of many years was abhorrent, and the evidence of those subjected to abuse was deeply disturbing," said Dave Lewis, the interim director of the Cricket Regulator.</p><p>"They have shown real bravery in speaking out. I hope that this prosecution will help ensure that no one suffers again as they did and that racism of this kind is never normalised."</p><p>Lewis said the sanctions were decided after a "long and complex investigation" after the club had conducted its own investigation.</p><p>"The CDC panel took into account the fact that Essex had pleaded guilty to the charge and has already taken significant action to address these issues and become a more inclusive club," Lewis added.</p><p>Last year, Yorkshire were fined 400,000 pounds and handed a 48-point deduction in the County Championship by the CDC over their handling of racism allegations made by Azeem Rafiq.</p><p>The former England Under-19s captain of Pakistani descent told a British parliamentary committee in 2021 of 'inhuman' treatment at Yorkshire and said he had been a victim of institutional racism at the club.</p>