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ECB chief Tom Harrison says English cricket must face 'uncomfortable truths' over diversity
English cricket has had to face some “uncomfortable truths” around the Black Lives Matter movement, according to Tom Harrison, the ECB Chief Executive who has launched a broadening of the game’s Inclusion and Diversity Strategy.
In recent weeks the stark decline of black involvement at the top level of English cricket has been revealed.
In 1995 there were 33 black British cricketers competing in county cricket, while last year there were just nine black British players and two support staff across the domestic game.
The national governing body have rolled out a broader Inclusion and Diversity Strategy, which sees a game-wide Anti-Discrimination Charter introduced, efforts to make the game’s leadership more diverse and improve education on such matters.
“Alongside most of society, we have had to confront some uncomfortable truths in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement,” said Harrison. “We have listened and will continue to listen carefully to the experiences of Black people in cricket and society, and we thank those who worked tirelessly and spoke bravely to open up conversations about the change our sport needs to create.
“We have made strong strides in many areas to become a more inclusive and diverse sport, but we realise there is a great deal more to do.”
