Majid Haq allegedly racially abused as umpire at Greenock Cricket Club

Former Scotland off-spinner represented by Aamer AnwarAnwar accused ‘cricketing trolls’ of bringing ‘shame to the game’

The former Scotland off-spinner Majid Haq was allegedly racially abused while he was umpiring a match at Greenock Cricket Club on Saturday, according to the lawyer representing him.

Aamer Anwar appears for Haq and another former international, Qasim Sheikh, with the pair last year claiming Cricket Scotland was “institutionally racist” as well as being “unfit for purpose”. Cricket Scotland insisted it “condemns in the strongest possible terms the behaviour that took place” this weekend as Anwar accused “cricketing trolls” of bringing “shame to the game”.

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