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Essex chief executive John Stephenson says he is “disappointed” the club received no warning they were to face potential sanctions from the England and Wales Cricket Board for falling short on board diversity targets.
The ECB said Essex “do not yet have a clear action plan to deliver change.”
“There’s a great opportunity to meet our targets very quickly, but I am determined to do it properly,” he said.
Speaking to BBC Essex, Stephenson continued: “When they issued their statement I was surprised because yesterday afternoon, without any warning, they singled out Essex in terms that we haven’t reached our diversity targets with our board.
“That’s disappointing because I’ve been working very closely with the ECB in this process during the last six or seven months.”
Sanctions may be considered against Essex if “sufficient progress is not made” within agreed deadlines, however, 80% of county organisations (40 out of 50 entities)…
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