Cricket East statement - ICEC Report
Cricket East statement - ICEC Report
27 June 2023
Cricket East welcomes the publication of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket's (ICEC) report into the state of equity in cricket. Cricket East are committed to ensuring that cricket is a game for everyone. There is no place for discrimination in our society – and we must all play our part in ensuring it is rooted out and eradicated.
We now plan to take some time to digest the findings and recommendations made in the report in the coming days with the view of issuing a further statement.
In response to the report, Richard Thompson, ECB Chair, said: “On behalf of the ECB and wider leadership of the game, I apologise unreservedly to anyone who has ever been excluded from cricket or made to feel like they don’t belong. Cricket should be a game for everyone, and we know that this has not always been the case. Powerful conclusions within the report also highlight that for too long women and Black people were neglected. We are truly sorry for this."
We would like to thank the ICEC for its hard work on the report over the past two-and-a-half years.
We acknowledge that change is needed to ensure cricket is inclusive and welcoming to people from all backgrounds.
To read the ICEC Report in full, click here.
To read the ECB's response to the report, click here.
To read Cricket East's EDI Action Plan, click on the PDF Link below.