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The Guardian
20-03-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Sacked Glamorgan coach Bradburn fined for comments with racist and sexist ‘connotations'
The former Glamorgan head coach Grant Bradburn has received a suspended £500 fine, reprimand and caution for making comments with racist and sexist 'connotations'. Bradburn was charged by the Cricket Regulator and sacked by the Welsh county in December after allegations were made against the 58-year-old. The charge – which Bradburn admitted – was made up of three allegations, spelled out in the Cricket Discipline Commission's full judgment. The first outlined that he asked players of Asian backgrounds what their 'Cricinfo' age was, thus 'implying that Asian players do not tell the truth about their age'. The second said Bradburn 'made comments that, in cricket selection decisions in Pakistan, they would pick their friends and cousins or pick their names out of a hat'. The former New Zealand international was Pakistan's head coach in 2023 before joining Glamorgan in January 2024. The third said that during fielding sessions, Bradburn used the phrase ''this isn't Western Storm' [women's cricket team] or similar when he considered that male players were demonstrating a lack of intensity in their fielding or not throwing hard enough'. Regarding the Western Storm comment, Tim O'Gorman, the CDC's adjudicator, added: 'The Cricket Regulator submitted that Mr Bradburn's position as a head coach increased the seriousness of the offending in determining sanction because their view is that culture in any organisation starts from the top down and Mr Bradburn's actions undermined the ECB's and the game of cricket's objective in being the most inclusive sport. 'The CR argued that this is illustrated by the fact that players picked up on Mr Bradburn's words regarding Western Storm and started using those words themselves.' O'Gorman found that Bradburn's conduct 'perpetuated stereotypes' and had racist and sexist 'connotations', but 'there was no racist or discriminatory intent in the comments made'. He added that Bradburn 'meant no offence, never denied making these statements, co-operated fully with the investigation, and unreservedly apologised if any offence was taken'. In addition to his fine – which is suspended for a year – caution and reprimand, Bradburn is required to attend an educational course. 'Glamorgan Cricket acknowledges and welcomes this decision by the Regulator,' said Glamorgan's CEO, Dan Cherry. 'We have a zero-tolerance policy towards discriminatory behaviour so as soon as issues were pointed out to us we acted swiftly to protect those affected and show a strong line against poor behaviours that do not reflect the club's values. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion 'We're confident that the systems and processes we have in place to identify poor behaviour are working by virtue of the fact that those affected felt able to come forward on these points.' Bradburn has been approached for comment.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sacked Bradburn fined for discriminatory comments
Former Glamorgan head coach Grant Bradburn has been sanctioned after admitting charges of using discriminatory language. Bradburn, 58, was sacked by the Welsh county in December following their own internal investigation. The independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) found the former Scotland and Pakistan coach to have made comments with "racist connotations" on two occasions and in another instance comments with "sexist connotations". Bradburn has been issued with a reprimand, a caution as to his future conduct, a requirement to attend an educational course and a suspended fine of £500. Fire funds to help Glamorgan become financially sustainable Ex-England coach Mott returning to Glamorgan Glamorgan sack coach Bradburn after misconduct charge In its written reasons for the sanction, the CDC said: "It was alleged that, on a number of occasions (including during the pre-season of 2024 in the changing room at Sophia Gardens) Mr Bradburn asked players of Asian background what their 'real age' is and responded to their answer by saying 'is that your CricInfo age' or 'CricInfo' or similar, implying that Asian players do not tell the truth about their age. "It was alleged that in a pre-season team meeting Mr Bradburn made comments that, in cricket selection decisions in Pakistan, they would pick their friends and cousins or pick their names out of a hat. "It was alleged that in fielding practice sessions Mr Bradburn would use the phrase 'this isn't Western Storm' or similar, when he considered that male players were demonstrating a lack of intensity in their fielding or not throwing hard enough, suggesting that they were 'throwing like girls'." In his judgement, CDC adjudicator Tim O'Gorman noted by way of mitigation the New Zealander "meant no offence, never denied making these statements, co-operated fully with the investigation, and unreservedly apologised if any offence was taken". The judgement added: "Mr Bradburn has stated that although he has always sought to create an environment which is inclusive and supportive, he reflected on the specific allegations, and quickly acknowledged that the language he used was not appropriate." The commission, however, found that the comments were "prejudicial to the interests of cricket, brought the game and Mr Bradburn into disrepute, and undermined the ECB's [England and Wales Cricket Board] strategic objective of eradicating discrimination from the sport". Welcoming the regulator's decision, Glamorgan chief executive Dan Cherry said: "We have a zero-tolerance policy towards discriminatory behaviour so as soon as issues were pointed out to us we acted swiftly to protect those affected and show a strong line against poor behaviours that do not reflect the club's values. "We're confident that the systems and processes we have in place to identify poor behaviour are working by virtue of the fact that those affected felt able to come forward on these points." Director of the Cricket Regulator Chris Haward said: "There is no place for discrimination in cricket and normalisation of discriminatory language through this kind of conduct is unacceptable. Where such instances are identified they will be investigated and those responsible will be held to account. "The Regulator would like to thank Glamorgan for their assistance in this matter and praise the openness and courage of those who reported this misconduct." Bradburn was appointed Glamorgan head coach on a three-year deal in January 2024, succeeding former County Championship head coach Matthew Maynard and limited-overs leader Mark Alleyne. The 58-year-old New Zealander was Scotland's head coach between 2014-2018. The former Test off-spinner then became Pakistan's fielding coach before signing a two-year deal as head coach in May 2023. However, Bradburn left the role later that year after Pakistan missed out on the World Cup semi-finals.
BBC News
20-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sacked Bradburn fined for discriminatory comments
Former Glamorgan head coach Grant Bradburn has been sanctioned after admitting charges of using discriminatory 58, was sacked by the Welsh county in December following their own internal independent Cricked Discipline Commission (CDC) found the former Scotland and Pakistan coach to have made comments with "racist connotations" on two occasions and in another instance comments with "sexist connotations".Bradburn has been issued with a reprimand, a caution as to his future conduct, a requirement to attend an educational course and a suspended fine of £500. In its written reasons for the sanction, the CDC said: "It was alleged that, on a number of occasions (including during the pre-season of 2024 in the changing room at Sophia Gardens) Mr Bradburn asked players of Asian background what their 'real age' is and responded to their answer by saying 'is that your CricInfo age' or 'CricInfo' or similar, implying that Asian players do not tell the truth about their age."It was alleged that in a pre-season team meeting Mr Bradburn made comments that, in cricket selection decisions in Pakistan, they would pick their friends and cousins or pick their names out of a hat."It was alleged that in fielding practice sessions Mr Bradburn would use the phrase 'this isn't Western Storm' or similar, when he considered that male players were demonstrating a lack of intensity in their fielding or not throwing hard enough, suggesting that they were 'throwing like girls'."In his judgement, CDC adjudicator Tim O'Gorman noted by way of mitigation the New Zealander "meant no offence, never denied making these statements, co-operated fully with the investigation, and unreservedly apologised if any offence was taken".The judgement added: "Mr Bradburn has stated that although he has always sought to create an environment which is inclusive and supportive, he reflected on the specific allegations, and quickly acknowledged that the language he used was not appropriate."The commission, however, found that the comments were "prejudicial to the interests of cricket, brought the game and Mr Bradburn into disrepute, and undermined the ECB's [England and Wales Cricket Board] strategic objective of eradicating discrimination from the sport".Welcoming the regulator's decision, Glamorgan chief executive Dan Cherry said: "We have a zero-tolerance policy towards discriminatory behaviour so as soon as issues were pointed out to us we acted swiftly to protect those affected and show a strong line against poor behaviours that do not reflect the club's values."We're confident that the systems and processes we have in place to identify poor behaviour are working by virtue of the fact that those affected felt able to come forward on these points."Director of the Cricket Regulator Chris Haward said: "There is no place for discrimination in cricket and normalisation of discriminatory language through this kind of conduct is unacceptable. Where such instances are identified they will be investigated and those responsible will be held to account."The Regulator would like to thank Glamorgan for their assistance in this matter and praise the openness and courage of those who reported this misconduct." Bradburn was appointed Glamorgan head coach on a three-year deal in January 2024, succeeding former County Championship head coach Matthew Maynard and limited-overs leader Mark 58-year-old New Zealander was Scotland's head coach between former Test off-spinner then became Pakistan's fielding coach before signing a two-year deal as head coach in May Bradburn left the role later that year after Pakistan missed out on the World Cup semi-finals.
BBC News
04-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Glamorgan's annual loss and debt reduced in 2024
Glamorgan Cricket have reported an annual operating loss of £286,192 for 2024 - a slight improvement on the previous club say the finances are in line with expectations for what was expected to be a challenging club announced a profit before interest, tax and depreciation of £272,000It is hoped that figure will rise to around a million pounds for 2025, thanks to new deals in place with the England and Wales Cricket club is also set to benefit from major income streams as a result of the sale of half of the Welsh Fire franchise, based at Sophia Govil, an Indian-American businessman who controls the Washington Freedom franchise in the USA, paid around £40 million for a 50 per cent stake in Welsh ECB sold 49 percent stakes in all eight franchises, with the income set to be distributed across the professional and amateur games, while Glamorgan sold an extra one per cent Dan Cherry said: "2024, whilst challenging in many respects, has been a year when we've been able to start establishing much firmer foundations for the future." Glamorgan were hit by the unexpected need to replace a damaged floodlight at a cost of £94,000 while the England-Pakistan T20 international was washed out, but revenues were more than their budget projections and the county won the One-Day Cup for the second time in four annual report to members contains only passing reference to the shock December departure of coach Grant Bradburn after just one season in charge, amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour which he denied in a statement to BBC Sport Mark Rhydderch-Roberts described the situation as "unfortunate" but wishes Bradburn well for the commented: "Despite success on the field, it is vitally important that the club protects its environment and puts cultures and values first."The cricket regulator has yet to publish a report on its report highlights a 10-year target to be among the top eight professional sides in England and will run a semi-professional women's side for the first time in 2025, with the aim of turning fully professional in Tier One of the female game in membership went up by seven per cent in 2024 to reverse a previous debt was reduced by almost £700,000 to £1.84 million pounds with a further reduction planned.A debt of £1.32 million to Cardiff council is scheduled for repayment in January 2026.
