England Cricket Racism: Essex Chairman John Faragher Resigns Over Alleged Use Of Racist Language

The chairman of English county cricket team Essex has quit following a historic allegation of racist language used by him in 2017, the club said Friday. (More Cricket News)

John Faragher's resignation comes amid a racism scandal at another county club, Yorkshire, that has led to a number of executives leaving their roles and English cricket's governing body starting an investigation.

Faragher stepped down following a board meeting at Essex on Thursday. He is said to have used racist language at a board meeting four years ago.

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The club said it was considering what other steps it can take.

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Yorkshire has been widely criticized for its handling of the scandal involving Azeem Rafiq, a former captain of the team who was the victim of racial harassment and bullying, according to an independent report.

Rafiq, a former England under-19 captain, said in interviews last year that as a Muslim he was made to feel like an 바카라�outsider바카라� during his time at Yorkshire from 2008-17 and that he was close to taking his own life.

Yorkshire has settled an employment tribunal case with Rafiq and apologized to him. It previously said it would not be disciplining anyone at the club in relation to the allegations.

Chief executive Mark Arthur and chairman Roger Hutton are among those to have stood down at Yorkshire.