John Faragher: Essex chairman resigns over historical allegation of racist language

John Faragher denies the allegation he used racist language

Essex chairman John Faragher has resigned following an allegation he used racist language in a 2017 board meeting.

He stood down from his post following a board meeting on Thursday.

"There is no place for discrimination of any kind at the club," chief executive John Stephenson said.

Former Essex opener Stephenson, who only took over the day-to-day running of the county in October, said he first found out about the alleged incident this week.

"I was made aware of this single allegation on Thursday," he added.

"The Board met last night [Thursday] during which John Faragher's resignation was unanimously accepted.

"This is a proud club with a zero-tolerance policy towards racism and any form of discrimination. I will not hesitate to uphold those principles and drive out any form of discrimination that is uncovered."

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