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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Essex face sanctions from ECB for falling quick on variety targets


Essex are currently fifth in the County Championship Division One table

Essex have been placed under a “non-compliance process” and face sanctions from the England and Wales Cricket Board having “fallen significantly short” on board diversity targets.

The ECB says Essex “do not yet have a clear action plan to deliver change within an appropriate timescale”.

The Division One side must now provide an updated action plan to the ECB.

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) have met their board diversity targets.

The ECB had set out a target of at least 30% female and locally representative ethnicity on boards by the end of April 2022.

  • More than 30 organisations have appointed at least one new non-executive director (NED) to their board in the last six months.
  • The county network at an aggregate level have surpassed the representation target on boards, with 31% female (up…



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