Yorkshire prepare clear out of up to SIXTEEN members of staff - including coach Andrew Gale and cricket director Martyn Moxon - as county club wields the axe in the wake of Azeem Rafiq affair Yorkshire are preparing to sack up to 16 members of staff including Andrew Gale The cricket club are set for a clear out in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq affair Coach Gale was suspended last month for an offensive historical tweet Yorkshire are still finalising severance packages but want to begin a rebuild
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Yorkshire are preparing to sack up to 16 members of staff, including head coach Andrew Gale and director of cricket Martyn Moxon, as a result of their roles in the club’s mishandling of the Azeem Rafiq affair.
Sportsmail has learned that the majority of the club’s coaching and medical teams, as well as some back-office staff, are set to go in a mass clearout as Yorkshire seek a fresh start after being widely accused of fostering a culture of institutional racism at Headingley — a term accepted by former chairman Roger Hutton.
New chairman Lord Patel is leading the shake-up, which began with the resignation of chief executive Mark Arthur last month.
Gale was