Lancashire have condemned “misogynistic feedback” on social media that adopted Liam Livingstone’s controversial dismissal within the semi-final defeat by Somerset on the T20 Vitality Blast Finals Day.
Livingstone was given out lbw by on-field umpire James Middlebrook, with the choice backed up by third umpire Sue Redfern after the England batter despatched the incident for evaluate, claiming to have struck the ball with an inside edge.
Plenty of feedback on social media criticised Redfern’s verdict and questioned why a girl must be third umpire for a males’s match.
“Whereas the membership stays deeply pissed off and disillusioned with the choice, Lancashire is equally clear that it doesn’t condone the misogynistic feedback which have appeared throughout social media in response,” the membership stated in a press release on X., exterior
“Such behaviour is unacceptable, doesn’t replicate the values of our membership or the broader Crimson Rose household, and has no place within the sport.”
In the identical assertion, Lancashire additionally stated that they had submitted a criticism to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) concerning the resolution which noticed Livingstone given out for 29.
The membership stated they’ve “formally expressed disappointment” to the governing physique.
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