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New Delhi, March 12 (HS). Cricket Scotland appears to be in trouble once again following the publication of a new report. The published report raises questions about the organisation's culture and attitude towards women.
The McKinney Report (an independent neutral assessment carried out by a leading Scottish HR firm) found high levels of prejudice towards female staff and players within Cricket Scotland, stating that archaic attitudes and behavior towards women in the game still persist. Are prevalent, especially at club level.
The 35-page report, published on Monday, comes just two years after another independent review called “Changing the Boundaries” conducted by Plan4Sport in July 2022 found Cricket Scotland to be institutionally racist, according to ESPNcricinfo.
The Changing the Boundaries report found 448 separate instances of racism and discrimination within Scottish cricket, leading to the resignation of the entire Cricket Scotland board on the eve of its publication.
The McKinney Report analyzed behaviour, cultures and practices within Cricket Scotland, in the two years leading up to and following the publication of the Changing the Boundaries report in 2022. Its six key themes include culture and inclusion, leadership, general behaviour, employment practices and wellbeing, psychological safety and sexism and misogyny.
Nine recommendations have been developed, with priorities focused on general behaviour, sexism and misogyny.
Cricket Scotland CEO Trudy Lindblad said: “This report is a serious indictment of the treatment of female players and staff within our organisation. It is clear that Cricket Scotland allowed behavior that was disgraceful, and extremely worrying, to continue for a significant period of time. “This is completely unacceptable, and I wholeheartedly apologize to everyone who was affected and disappointed by the governing body.”
She added: “This report also highlights the huge amount of work we need to do across cricket in Scotland to improve the status of women and girls in our game. We are committed to making the governing bodies and our sport welcoming and safe for all women and girls, and together with our regional associations and clubs we will work collectively to ensure that there is no misogyny in our sport. There is no room for sexism or discrimination of any kind. “Our new strategy, to be released shortly, will put the health and development of women’s and girls’ cricket at the forefront.”