Essex chairman John Faragher has resigned following an allegation he used racist language in a 2017 board assembly.
Faragher strongly denies the allegation however Essex say they are going to assessment why the matter was not totally and independently investigated on the time.
He stood down from his put up following a board assembly on Thursday.
“There isn’t any place for discrimination of any variety on the membership,” chief govt John Stephenson mentioned.
Former Essex opener Stephenson, who solely took over the day-to-day operating of the county in October, mentioned he first came upon concerning the alleged incident this week.
“I used to be made conscious of this single allegation on Thursday,” he added.
“The board met final night time [Thursday] throughout which John Faragher’s resignation was unanimously accepted.
“This can be a proud membership with a zero-tolerance coverage in direction of racism and any type of discrimination. I can’t hesitate to uphold these ideas and drive out any type of discrimination that’s uncovered.”
Faragher, who was appointed Essex chairman in 2016, oversaw two County Championship title wins in 2017 and 2019, a T20 Blast triumph additionally in 2019 and the county lifting the Bob Willis Trophy in 2020.
His resignation comes within the wake of a racism scandal at Yorkshire involving former participant Azeem Rafiq.
A report discovered Rafiq was a sufferer of “racial harassment and bullying” however the county mentioned it might not self-discipline anybody, drawing widespread condemnation.
Nevertheless, plenty of resignations have adopted together with chief executive Mark Arthur and chairman Roger Hutton.
