Newton report

[bobw]

The daily mail has details of the Newton report this morning. They claim the report has been sat on for 15 months. The ECB are again in the dock for a pore investigation.

https://www.mailplus.co.uk/edition/sport/cricket/288395/ecb-blasted-over-essex-racism-probe

Does this mean the ECB should be picking up the tab for the report and also refund the £50k fine?

It looks like the ECB has more to answer for than Essex.

[nat]

behind a paywall 

[bobw]

The main points are:

Criticises ECB investigators for failing to interview former Essex chairman John Faragher before charging him with using racist language.

Concludes the ECB broke its own regulations by pressuring Essex to remove Faragher in November 2021, which included a threat to stop hosting women’s internationals at Chelmsford.

Rejects the ECB’s formal denial of this governance breach, first reported by Mail Sport in April 2022, raising the possibility of an attempted cover-up

Highlights the ECB’s failure to investigate Faragher three years earlier, when a complaint that he had made a racist remark was made in person to then ECB chairman Colin Graves.

[nat]

This has got fingerprints of Tom Harrison all over it.

[essexfan548]

What does it say about the claims of racism against Essex CCC?

[Andy]

This has got fingerprints of Tom Harrison all over it.

The report’s findings or the clumsy attempts at handling this situation?

[bwildered]

John Stevenson CEO .

I will be hosting a Members’ Forum before play against Surrey on Tuesday 22 August, giving a further opportunity to discuss all Club matters in an open Q&A session.
 This will begin at 9am in the Doug Insole Pavilion with the entry gates opening at 8:45am to facilitate the event.

[Perov]

If anyone is attending, please ask if Jo Farragher, an elected committee  member, was asked to resign and if so why. 

[Can the Can]

Does anyone trust JS? How can he still hold a position as a director of London Spirit as well as his role at Essex? A huge conflict of interests.

If the report in the Mail was 'erroneous ' as he claims why hasn't he put in a claim for libel?

[nat]

Does anyone trust JS? How can he still hold a position as a director of London Spirit as well as his role at Essex? A huge conflict of interests.

If the report in the Mail was 'erroneous ' as he claims why hasn't he put in a claim for libel?

Yep treat everything he says with extreme caution. Chief Execs at many counties seem to forget that they are employees of the club/members.

[Andy]

Does anyone trust JS? How can he still hold a position as a director of London Spirit as well as his role at Essex? A huge conflict of interests.

If the report in the Mail was 'erroneous ' as he claims why hasn't he put in a claim for libel?

Yep treat everything he says with extreme caution. Chief Execs at many counties seem to forget that they are employees of the club/members.

But the ECB gives big dollops of cash to counties to ‘support’ the domestic game.

[mawallace]

Well.. it's the end of September and the report still not completed!!!

I seem to recall John promising us at the Aug forum meeting it would be with us by now!!

[Perov]

I remember when he said the end of May 2023!

[Suffolk Richard]

What if all John has said at various times about the report were true to the best of his knowledge. However the legal firm may and I stress may have gagged him since he spoke to us? Once the line is drawn under this sorry episode that's the time to apportion blame if indeed their is any?

[mawallace]

Well - the mail has more on the report?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-12585551/Essex-board-members-NDAs-Newton-Report-racism.html

I do wonder who the 'mole' at ECC is? they seem to be fed information