Board of Cricket Scotland resign en masse amid racism allegations

The board of Cricket Scotland has dramatically resigned with immediate effect, ahead of a major report into racism due to be published on Monday.

The directors sent the letter of resignation to the interim chief executive officer on Sunday. A spokesperson for Cricket Scotland said: “Cricket Scotland will work in partnership with sportscotland with immediate effect to ensure appropriate governance, leadership and support is in place for the organisation and the sport in the days ahead, and these arrangements will be reviewed after the publication of the report into racism in cricket in Scotland and updates given accordingly.”

On Friday, Cricket Scotland said it was “truly sorry” to anyone who has been racially abused while playing the sport.

An independent review has been conducted after Scotland’s all-time leading wicket-taker Majid Haq told Sky Sports News that Cricket Scotland was “institutionally racist”, while former team-mate Qasim Sheikh said he had also suffered racist abuse.

The results are expected to be published on Monday, with Aamer Anwar, the lawyer representing the two players, telling Sky the report could prove “devastating” for Cricket Scotland.

A spokesperson for Cricket Scotland said last week: “Cricket should be a welcoming place for everyone and not somewhere that racism or any form of discrimination takes place. The Cricket Scotland Board is truly sorry to everyone who has experienced racism in cricket in Scotland.”

“We would like to sincerely thank everyone who has been involved in contributing to the review, however the Board is not in a position to comment on the independent review’s report as we will not see it until it is published publicly on Monday.”

In the resignation letter on Sunday