Why am I not surprised by this story. The actions of the umpire and then the
association, their belated efforts to introduce a new, never thought of
policy, is frankly no surprise to me.
Tony Pitt
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From: Trudy Bray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 12 January 2001 12:44
To: news-clip
Subject: HERALD SUN: Abused cricketer to get no
apology
HERALD SUN
Abused cricketer to get no apology
By REGINA TITELIUS
12jan01
A YOUNG black English cricketer who was racially abused by
a Victorian umpire has
been robbed of an apology.
The Portland and District Cricket Association has voted
not to seek an apology
from a Portland umpire Ken Gadsden, who is also the
association's president.
Instead the English batsman's club, the Portland Colts,
was ordered to apologise
to Mr Gadsden's family for contacting reporters.
Michael Carberry, 20, an all-rounder for Surrey, was
spending the season with the
Portland Colts.
He claims he was racially abused by Mr Gadsden during
Christmas Eve drinks at a
local pub.
"He started calling me `You black this' and `You black
that' and telling me to go
back to where I came from," he said.
"He grabbed me, broke my neck chain, shoved me and
racially abused me."
Upset by the incident, Carberry left Portland on Tuesday
for England.
Carberry said the incident had been sparked by an lbw
decision during a match
before Christmas.
Mr Gadsden does not deny the racial abuse claims and told
the Herald Sun this
week he was willing to apologise.
But the association voted on Wednesday night to close the
matter.
Mr Gadsden did not attend the meeting.
Association secretary Ian Lewis said it had tried to
resolve the issue but Carberry
had left Portland before a meeting could be arranged.
At Wednesday's meeting, the Colts apologised for publicly
speaking out about the
incident instead of trying to resolve the issue directly
with the association.
The association has in turn agreed to establish racial
vilification rules and
procedures.
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