Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale suspended amid investigation into anti-Semitic tweet… while director of cricket Martyn Moxon is absent from work due to a ‘stress-related illness’ with club embroiled in race scandal
- Head coach Andrew Gale has been accused of sending anti-Semitic tweet
- He allegedly called then Leeds United head of media Paul Dews a ‘y**’
- Azeem Rafiq reached a £200,000 settlement after accusing the club of racism
- He has called for chief executive Mark Arthur and Martyn Moxon to resign
Yorkshire have suspended first-team coach Andrew Gale ‘pending a disciplinary hearing following an historic tweet’ while director of cricket Martyn Moxon is absent from work due to a ‘stress related illness’.
Gale had told the Jewish News last week he had been ‘completely unaware’ of the meaning of an offensive, anti-Semitic word he used in an historic and subsequently deleted tweet, after the newspaper reported the story.
A statement from the club read: ‘We can confirm that Andrew Gale, Yorkshire first XI coach, is currently suspended pending a disciplinary hearing following an historic tweet.
Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale has been accused of sending an anti-Semitic tweet
‘The club will make a further statement once this process has been completed.’
Meanwhile Moxon, who has faced calls to resign from former chairman Roger Hutton in addition to numerous others, is currently absent from Headingley.
‘Director of cricket Martyn Moxon is, as of today (9 November), absent from work due to a stress related illness. He will be given the necessary support,’ a club statement added.
On Monday, Yorkshire County Cricket club settled an employment tribunal with Azeem Rafiq after he accused the club of institutional racism and bullying.
Azeem Rafiq reached a £200,000 settlement after accusing the club of racism
New chairman Lord Patel revealed the side had put ‘absolutely no restrictions’ on the agreement and apologised to him and his family.
He said the player was a ‘whistleblower’, ‘should be praised as such’ and ‘should never have been put through this’.
Rafiq has repeatedly called for Moxon and chief executive Mark Arthur to leave Yorkshire in response to the racism crisis at Headingley.
He said in a statement on Monday: ‘Mark Arthur, Martyn Moxon and many of those in the coaching staff have been part of the problem.
‘They have consistently failed to take responsibility for what happened on their watch and must go. I urge them to do the right thing and resign to make way for those who will do what is needed for the club’s future.’
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