Jahid Ahmed made seven first-class appearances for Essex. Photo: Action Images/Andrew Moggridge
Chambers, who is black, was also subjected to racist abuse. He claimed the club judge threw a banana down the stairs in their shared room and said: “Go get it, you f***ing monkey.” When he and another black player made a mistake in practice, the coach asked, “Is that something black?”
Newton's report also found that the terms “egg'n” (a shortened version of the phrase “egg and spoon”, rhyming Cockney slang “c–n” and “n—–“) were also used to refer black people. former senior club official.
Essex's new chairman Anu Mohindru CC said the club had set up an independent committee to recommend sanctions against those responsible for racism. Mohindru would not confirm whether anyone else playing or coaching at the club would face sanctions, but the cricketer said that “at least one current player and a member of the coaching staff are likely to face disciplinary action.”Mohindru and chief executive John Stevenson met with the victims this week and offered an “unreserved apology”.
“I thanked them for their bravery and patience, offered them an unreserved apology from the club and offered them any support the club can render,” Mohindra told Telegraph Sport.
Maurice Chambers (right) was one of the former Essex players who make accusations of racism. Photo: Getty Images/Chris Brunskill
“This is a serious report. This makes for awkward reading for the club. This shows a poor culture that was not inclusive and welcoming, or actually a safe environment for players to suffer racist abuse. We commend the bravery of the players who came forward and provided their reports, which could not have been an easy process.
“It is clear from Ms Newton's findings that there have been some fundamental mistakes in the past which this does not reflect Essex today.”
“[The Essex I see now] is unrecognizable compared to that report. This is a terrible report and I hate to read it. It was a long time ago, but that is no consolation to the victims. They had to live and endure it. This is the conversation we had with them this week. I'm sure it's a completely different Essex. We have work to do, but we will learn from our mistakes.”
Ahmed told the cricketer he appreciated the club's response and that he was “relieved” to publish the report, which “shows that we were “we didn’t lie, and we weren’t crazy.”
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