Clare Connor, the first female president of Marylebone Cricket Club, believes the aftermath of a damning report into discrimination and inequity in cricket has been a “chastening and distressing” time for the sport.
The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC), released last month on the eve of the second Ashes Test match at Lord’s, found that racism, sexism, elitism and class-based discrimination was “widespread and deeply rooted” in cricket.
