Andrew Gale racism charge: Yorkshire to defend captain. (I should HOPE so!)
Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon said the
county will support captain Andrew Gale's case against a charge of a racism
offence.
Gale,
30, was banned for two
games after Yorkshire beat
Lancashire in the County Championship on 3 September and must now face a
disciplinary panel.
The Daily Telegraph reports Gale allegedly used the word 'Kolpak' to
refer to South African Ashwell Prince.
What does Kolpak mean? |
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The 'Kolpak'
ruling - handed down in 2003 -
declared that citizens of certain countries which have agreements with the
European Union have the same right to freedom of work and movement within the EU
as EU citizens. Therefore, a 'Kolpak' cricketer, like an EU passport-holder, can
play in England and not be classed as an 'overseas' player - even if he is not
qualified to play for England
internationally.
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"We'll
help him in any way possible," Moxon told the
Yorkshire
Post.
