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Ashwell Prince denies accusing Yorkshire’s Andrew Gale of racism Ashwell Prince denies accusing Yorkshire’s Andrew Gale of racism
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Ashwell Prince has denied accusing Andrew Gale of racism after he was called a “Kolpak fucker” by the Yorkshire captain during the recent Roses match at Old Trafford.Ashwell Prince has denied accusing Andrew Gale of racism after he was called a “Kolpak fucker” by the Yorkshire captain during the recent Roses match at Old Trafford.
Gale has already been suspended for two matches and is now facing the possibility of further punishment after the England and Wales Cricket Board’s disciplinary commission charged him with racial abuse.Gale has already been suspended for two matches and is now facing the possibility of further punishment after the England and Wales Cricket Board’s disciplinary commission charged him with racial abuse.
But Prince, an experienced former South Africa international who has been with Lancashire for several seasons, told an internet-based radio station Ballz Radio that the racial charges have nothing to do with him.But Prince, an experienced former South Africa international who has been with Lancashire for several seasons, told an internet-based radio station Ballz Radio that the racial charges have nothing to do with him.
“I took offence at the way he spoke to me. To be quite honest, I didn’t stand there and think that might be a racial slur,” he said.“I took offence at the way he spoke to me. To be quite honest, I didn’t stand there and think that might be a racial slur,” he said.
“The guy walked towards me and had a go and I defended myself. The ECB feel it has racial connotations and it’s up to them to do whatever they want to do.“The guy walked towards me and had a go and I defended myself. The ECB feel it has racial connotations and it’s up to them to do whatever they want to do.
“To suggest I sparked off this incident is laughable,” Prince added. “To suggest I sparked off this incident is laughable,” Prince added. “I didn’t say anything. I was stood in the middle of the pitch as it was coming to cut-off time, they were bowling two spinners and wanted to bowl as many overs as possible.
“I didn’t say anything. I was stood in the middle of the pitch as it was coming to cut-off time, they were bowling two spinners and wanted to bowl as many overs as possible. Obviously, the experienced player I am, I was stood in the middle of the pitch tying up my thigh pad and taking as long as possible to make sure there would only be one more over. “Obviously, the experienced player I am, I was stood in the middle of the pitch tying up my thigh pad and taking as long as possible to make sure there would only be one more over.
“He’s taken offence to this – it’s a ploy of timewasting, I’ll admit this but everyone who has ever played the game as done it, it’s nothing new - and he’s come from backward point to silly point, walking in my direction, and hurled a whole lot of abuse at me. Those who know me and those who have played against me know I will not tolerate that type of thing. I defended myself and whatever was said, was said.” “He’s taken offence to this – it’s a ploy of timewasting, I’ll admit this, but everyone who has ever played the game as done it, it’s nothing new – and he’s come from backward point to silly point, walking in my direction, and hurled a whole lot of abuse at me.
“Those who know me and those who have played against me know I will not tolerate that type of thing. I defended myself and whatever was said, was said.”