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Billy Gaddi

Top Scottish cricket coach to keep job despite catalogue of racist remarks

One of Scotland’s top cricket coaches has been allowed to continue in his job despite being found guilty of a catalogue of sickening racism.

John Blain was found to have repeatedly called Asian players ‘p**i’ or ‘p***s’ by the disciplinary commission last week. But the 44-year-old is still listed as director of cricket at the elite Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh where he has worked since 2015.

Giving evidence former Yorkshire teammate Azeem Rafiq said: “John used the word ‘P**i’ a lot when referring to Pakistani people.

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