Former Leicestershire chair Mehmooda Duke quit her role on the eve of the ECB announcing their 12-point action plan to tackle racism within cricket.
At the time Duke, who was the only female chair of a first-class county and one of only two non-white chairs, called for "fresh leadership at national level" in a clear shot at ECB chiefs.
She said: "Cricket has been torn apart by recent events and I am deeply saddened by the hurt felt by individuals within our game.
"With fresh leadership at national level and with a determination to learn from the recent past and move forward, I hope that racism and discrimination will be expunged from the dressing rooms, the fields and the game as a whole, allowing us to celebrate the diversity which makes cricket and sport in this country so great."
Now, according to the Telegraph, Duke sent a letter to the DCMS select committee expanding on why she stepped down.
In the letter, Duke said she felt "intimidated", "coerced" and "manoeuvred" by the ECB and treated as a "token women of colour".
The select committee held its latest hearing into racism in cricket on Tuesday and ECB chief executive Tom Harrison, interim chair Barry O'Brien, non-executive directory Baroness Amos and deputy chair Martin Darlow were all quizzed on Duke's departure.
However, the ECB refused to answer questions on the matter, citing "confidentiality" issues.
When DCMS chair Julian Knight suggested Duke's decision to quit her role was a "hammer blow to the ambitions of the ECB", Amos refused to be drawn but admitted her resignation was a "a huge pity".
Labour MP Kevin Brennan then asked whether Duke was "unhappy in any way with any of your personal dealings with her, in the way that you've handled her concerns".
"Yeah," admitted O'Brien. "She may have been."
