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Andrew Gale is expected to be cleared of allegations of racism without even a formal hearing by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The Yorkshire captain last week became the first player to be charged with racist language under county cricket’s disciplinary code following a clash with Lancashire’s Ashwell Prince during the recent Roses match at Old Trafford. But having accepted an initial punishment of a two-match suspension for abusive language, Yorkshire made it clear that they would be defending him against any further charges – and Prince then told a South African radio station that he did not regard Gale’s use of the word Kolpak as racist. There had been suggestions of a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing on Tuesday, but that was impossible because both Yorkshire and Lancashire were playing that day, and it appears highly unlikely that there will be a hearing next week. However the wording of any statement, and any further punishment for Gale, is understood to have been the subject of considerable disagreement between Yorkshire and the governing body. Andrew Gale is expected to be cleared of allegations of racism without even a formal hearing by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The Yorkshire captain last week became the first player to be charged with racist language under county cricket’s disciplinary code following a clash with Lancashire’s Ashwell Prince during the recent Roses match at Old Trafford. But having accepted an initial punishment of a two-match suspension for abusive language, Yorkshire made it clear that they would be defending him against any further charges – and Prince then told a South African radio station that he did not regard Gale’s use of the word Kolpak as racist.
There had been suggestions of a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing on Tuesday, but that was impossible because both Yorkshire and Lancashire were playing that day, and it appears highly unlikely that there will be a hearing next week.
However the wording of any statement, and any further punishment for Gale, is understood to have been the subject of considerable disagreement between Yorkshire and the governing body.