Essex considers granting Jahid Ahmed access to independent report into racism at the club | Cricket News

Essex are considering granting Jahid Ahmed access to an independent report into racism at the club. Allegations of racial discrimination from Ahmed, along with Zoheb Sharif and Maurice Chambers, led to Essex commissioning Katharine Newton KC to investigate back in 2021. Her report, published last Friday, found former Essex players including Ahmed, were subject to…

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Vitality Blast: Somerset triumph on Finals Day with 14-run win over Essex in final at Edgbaston

Somerset edged out Essex by 14 runs to win the 2023 Vitality Blast, their first triumph in the competition for 18 years following their Finals Day win in 2005. Somerset twice defended modest totals, of 142-7 against Surrey in the second semi-final and 145 all out in the final, with an inspired bowling effort from…

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