In a statement published on Thursday, the regulator revealed his investigations, which included statements by witnesses of several players and Bradburn’s own interview with the regulator, had found evidence to defend three specific accusations that included the position.
It was alleged that on several occasions, even in the Sophia Gardens costumes during the 2024 preseason, Bradburn asked the Asian background players what their “real age” is, responding to their response saying “is that their Cricinfo Age”, “Cricinfo” or similar. The suggestion was that Asian players lie about their age.
In a preseason team meeting, Bradburn suggested that selection decisions in Pakistan were taken when choosing their friends and cousins or names of a hat. Bradburn had previously played a series of papers with Pakistan, including a six -month period as a chief coach.
It was also alleged that Bradburn used the phrase “this is not a western storm” (the domestic side of women now missing based in the southwest of England and Wales, which were often in Cardiff) or similar during the field practice sessions, which suggests that the boys were “launching as girls” when they thought they were demonstrating a lack of intensity in the exercises.
The regulator also found that the “western storm” comment began as a private joke with another coach and acknowledged that it had been collected and used by the players. In the context of the ECB target to make the Crickt the most inclusive sport in the country, this was determined as an aggravating factor considering Bradburn’s influence on the team’s culture in his role as chief coach. Such comments were not made when they were in the company of players or coaches of Western Storm.
Bradburn admitted the position of leaving the game in description, a violation of regulation 3.3 of the 2024 professional behavior regulations, with the regulator accepting that he did not intend to cause offense with his words.
The judge of the CDC, Tim O’Gorman, issued Bradburn with a reprimand, a caution in his future behavior, a requirement to attend an appropriate course on discrimination and EDI, either with the Professional Association of Cricketers or the Association of New Zealand players, and a suspended fine of £ 500.
The transmitted punishment reflects the fact that Bradburn never denied having made the offensive statements and fully cooperated with the investigation, and apologized without reservations for any crime taken. The scale of the fine also reflects the fact that Bradbun had already paid a significant price for his actions by having lost his role as coach with Glamorgan.
The director of the Cricket Regulator, Chris Haward, said: “There is no place for discrimination in the crying and the normalization of discriminatory language through this type of behavior is unacceptable. When such instances are identified, they will be investigated and those responsible will be considered.
“The regulator completely supports the observation of the CDCs that culture in any organization is strongly influenced by those who lead that organization and, therefore, corresponds especially to all high -level leaders to establish the correct tone. In this case, Grant Bradburn failed to meet expectations.
“The regulator wishes to thank Glamorgan for their help in this matter and praise the opening and courage of those who reported this misconduct.
“Eliminating the discrimination from the game is a priority for the Crickt regulator. We recognize that a lot of courage is needed so that those affected are presented. We are committed to thoroughly and expedited investigating when accusations are raised with us, whether current or in the past.”
In a statement issued by Glamorgan, Executive Director Dan Cherry commented: “Glamorgan Cricket recognizes and welcomes this decision of the Cricket’s discipline committee.
“We have a zero tolerance policy towards discriminatory behavior, so as soon as the problems were pointed out, we quickly act to protect those affected and show a strong line against bad behaviors that do not reflect the values of the club.
“We are sure that the systems and processes we have to identify the bad behavior work under the fact that those affected felt able to present themselves at these points.”
Bradburn had supervised Glamorgan’s success in the Bank subway cup during his only season in charge. The county also ended sixth in both division of the County Championship and in the T20 Blast South group.
