New Zealand cricket great Ross Taylor says he experienced racism
New Zealand Cricket said on Thursday that they are looking into allegations by former skipper Ross Taylor that he suffered racism.
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Ross Taylor recalls racial 'insensitivity' in New Zealand cricket
Ross Taylor has revealed he was offended by race-based remarks from team-mates and staff in New Zealand dressing rooms during his career and said the country's cricket board could do more to bring Polynesian talent into the sport. Taylor, who has Samoan heritage on his mother's side, described in his book "Ross Taylor Black and White" how he and other team mates endured insensitive "banter" from white players. "In many ways, dressing room banter is the barometer," wrote Taylor, who played his last international match in April. "A team mate used to tell me, 'You're half a good guy, Ross, but which half is good? You don’t know what I’m referring to.' "I was pretty sure I did. Other players also had to put up with comments that dwelt on their ethnicity. In all probability, a Pakeha (white New Zealander) listening to those sorts of comments would think, 'Oh, that’s okay, it’s just a bit of banter'. "But he’s hearing it as white person, and it’s not directed at people like him. So, there’s no pushback; no one corrects them."
Taylor recalls racial 'insensitivity' in New Zealand cricket
Retired batsman Ross Taylor has revealed he was offended by race-based remarks from team mates and staff in New Zealand dressing rooms during his career and said the country's cricket board could do more to bring Polynesian talent into the sport.
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