Reaction to emotional TV broadcast has been ‘powerful’Rainford-Brent to meet ECB chief to put words into actionEbony Rainford-Brent took
Twitter off her phone in the lead-up to the Sky Sports feature about Black Lives Matter on Wednesday, in which she and Michael Holding bared their souls on
racism, for fear of being bombarded with abuse.
A couple of days on and England’s first female black cricketer, now the director of women’s
Cricket at Surrey, has been overwhelmed by a “powerful” response and senses change in the sport will accelerate. Not all of this will come quickly, she adds, but there are quick wins to be had.