Michael Vaughan will hear Friday if he used racist or discriminatory language during a 2009 Yorkshire match.
According to the PA news agency, decisions regarding the liability of Vaughan and five other individuals with erstwhile ties to Yorkshire are expected to be posted on the website of the England and Wales Cricket Board at 10.30 a.m. on Friday.
Vaughan is accused of telling a group of Asian-ethnic Yorkshire colleagues before a T20 match nearly 14 years ago that there were “too many of you lot.” He categorically denies this allegation.
Only Vaughan attended a four-day, public Cricket Discipline Commission meeting this month.
Five additional defendants, John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard, and Richard Pyrah, notified the court before the hearing that they would not be present; their cases were heard in their absence.
Azeem Rafiq’s accusations prompted the June 2018 charges. In September 2021, Yorkshire acknowledged that Rafiq had been the victim of racial harassment and abuse. But a month later stated that no one would face disciplinary action as a result.
Yorkshire admitted to four charges, including failing to handle the club’s longstanding use of racist and discriminatory language.
Gary Ballance, a former player for Yorkshire, has also acknowledged using racist and/or discriminatory language.
