The England and Wales Cricket Board have suspended a senior official following an accusation they made a racially offensive comment about former England fast bowler Devon Malcolm.
As reported by the Times and the Telegraph, the official allegedly made the comment earlier this summer and has worked at the ECB for a number of years, although the official is reported to be standing down pending the result of the investigation. He claimed he was unable to see Malcolm ‘until he smiles’.
Malcolm starred for England against South Africa at The Oval in 1994, taking nine wickets for 57 runs. He finished his career with 128 wickets in 40 Tests and a further 16 in 10 one-day internationals for England after emigrating to Sheffield from Jamaica in 1979.
