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Disciplinary proceedings over charges relating to racism allegations at Yorkshire County Cricket Club have been delayed until next year.
A hearing into the charges faced by Yorkshire and seven individuals was due to begin on 28 November.
Earlier this month it was decided the hearing would be held in public.
However, appeals against the decision to hold the hearing in public will have to be heard first, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced.
As well as Yorkshire, former England internationals Michael Vaughan, Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan, Gary Ballance, ex-Scotland international John Blain, and former Yorkshire coaches Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah have been charged by the ECB.
The ECB said “appeals have been filed by a number of the respondents” following the decision taken by its Cricket Disciplinary Commission panel – the Commission usually operates in private.
“The appeals now need to be heard and therefore the full CDC hearing into the ECB’s charges against Yorkshire CCC and a number of individuals will no longer start on 28 November,” the ECB added.
“That hearing is now expected to take place in early 2023.”
The charges followed allegations made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq, who was found to have been the victim of racial harassment and bullying at Yorkshire.
Last year, he gave evidence to a committee of MPs suggesting English cricket was “institutionally” racist.
His testimony led to an overhaul of the county’s leadership.
It also led to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) put together a 12-point plan to tackle racism in the game.
