England and Wales Cricket Board appoints chair of fee for equality

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed Cindy Butts as chair of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket.

The body – formed in November – will look to tackle inequalities and discrimination in all forms of cricket.

Butts also sits on the board of trustees of football anti-discrimination body Kick It Out.

“I am committed to ensuring that cricket has a bright future in this country,” she said.

The commission, which will act independently from the ECB, will gather and assess the evidence of inequalities and discrimination in the game and identify actions the ECB will need to take to tackle the issues.

In her role, Butts will oversee the appointment of independent commissioners “who will bring further diversity of thought, background and experience to the commission,” an ECB statement said.

Butts, who has previously held the role of deputy chair at the…

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