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6 Ex-Yorkshire Cricketers Found Guilty Of Racism, Face 22,000 Pounds In Sanctions | Cricket News
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6 Ex-Yorkshire Cricketers Found Guilty Of Racism, Face 22,000 Pounds In Sanctions | Cricket News

[ad_1] Six former Yorkshire cricketers found guilty of racial abuse at the club were on Friday fined a total of 22,000 pounds by the Cricket Discipline Commission. But the punishments, which include suspensions if they return to cricket, are down from what the ECB had pushed for fines totalling £37,000 at a hearing on May 3. John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah were all found guilty of breaching ECB Directive 3.3 following a CDC hearing in March.Gary Ballance did not contest the charge while former England skipper Michael Vaughan, the only one of the group who participated, was cleared.All six have been reprimanded and asked to undertake an appropriate racism/discrimination education course at their own expense, particularly if they intend to return to ...
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Zimbabawe vs West Indies, 1st Test: Zimbabwe Survive Gary Ballance Blow To Draw With Windies | Cricket News
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Zimbabawe vs West Indies, 1st Test: Zimbabwe Survive Gary Ballance Blow To Draw With Windies | Cricket News

[ad_1] Gary Ballance enjoyed a memorable debut for Zimbabwe, scoring 137 in first innings.© AFPZimbabwe survived the loss of first innings centurion Gary Ballance and some testing spin bowling from West Indies duo Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase to cling on for a draw in the first Test in Bulawayo on Wednesday. Set 272 to win in a minimum of 49 overs after West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite declared their second innings at 203 for five, Zimbabwe staggered to 134 for six before stumps were drawn. That represented a gritty rearguard from the Zimbabwe lower order after they had slumped to 119 for five with former England batter Ballance edging Chase to wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva for 18.Any thoughts of chasing down the notional target were long gone with the emphasis shifting to survivi...
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Zimbabwe’s Gary Ballance Becomes Second Batter To Score Test Centuries For Two Countries | Cricket News
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Zimbabwe’s Gary Ballance Becomes Second Batter To Score Test Centuries For Two Countries | Cricket News

[ad_1] Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries, hitting an unbeaten 137 for Zimbabwe against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Tuesday. Needing at least 248 runs in reply to a West Indies' declaration of 447-6 to avoid a possible follow-on, Zimbabwe declared at 379-9 after the second session on day four of the first Test. That left the hosts trailing by 68 runs after the first innings in their first Test since losing to Bangladesh two years ago.Batting again, the tourists were 21-0 at the close, giving them an overall lead of 89 runs going into the final day at the Queens Sports Club.Harare-born Ballance scored four centuries for England during the last decade before returning home to make his Test debut for Zimbabwe in thi...
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Gary Ballance Leaves Yorkshire Amid Azeem Rafiq Racism Row Fall-Out | Cricket News
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Gary Ballance Leaves Yorkshire Amid Azeem Rafiq Racism Row Fall-Out | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former England batsman Gary Ballance is to leave Yorkshire in search of a "fresh start" following his part in the Azeem Rafiq racism row that sent shock waves through the English game. Ballance, 33, has agreed a release from his Yorkshire deal but will not return to county cricket until 2024 at the earliest. The Zimbabwe-born left-hander, who represented England in 23 Tests and 16 one-day internationals from 2013-2017, did not play for the White Rose county last season, with his career derailed by racism allegations and mental health struggles.He was named by Rafiq as one of the Yorkshire team-mates who used racially discriminatory language, something Ballance admitted to and apologised for in a meeting between the former friends earlier this year.Ballance is also facing an Englan...
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