Yorkshire chairman Roger Hutton resigns over Azeem Rafiq racism case

Hutton said there was a ‘constant unwillingness from the executive members of the board and senior management at the club to apologize, and to accept that there was racism’

Yorkshire chairman Roger Hutton has resigned in the fallout from former player Azeem Rafiq's racism allegations against the English cricket club, citing an unwillingness by the club to accept the claims and a refusal to apologize.

“Today I announce my resignation as chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, with immediate effect," Hutton said Friday.

“There has been a constant unwillingness from the executive members of the board and senior management at the club to apologize, and to accept that there was racism, and to look forward. For much of my time at the club, I experienced a culture that refuses to accept change or challenge.”