Azeem Rafiq has {accused} former Yorkshire and Hampshire all-rounder Alex Morris of pouring purple wine down his throat on the age 15 in parliamentary paperwork.
The stunning allegations from Rafiq that he was pinned down behind a automobile by a team-mate at Barnsley Cricket Membership and compelled to drink shocked the cricket world once they first emerged 13 months in the past, however the identification of the alleged perpetrator was by no means made public.
In written proof submitted to the Division for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport Committee following his second look earlier than them yesterday nevertheless, Rafiq names Morris because the alleged aggressor.
Azeem Rafiq {accused} Alex Morris of pouring wine down his throat in parliamentary paperwork
Morris was a senior participant at Barnsley when Rafiq got here by means of the ranks at his native membership
Morris, 46, didn’t problem a remark when approached however has denied the allegations.
He was a senior participant at Barnsley when Rafiq was coming by means of the ranks at his native membership as a youngster, having spent eight years within the first-class recreation at Yorkshire and Hampshire.
In a written assertion to the DCMS Committee that has been revealed immediately Rafiq identifies Morris for the primary time.
It’s understood that South Yorkshire Police spoke to Morris in regards to the incident earlier this 12 months after receiving a criticism, however no motion was taken.
In response to Rafiq’s claims, Morris pinned him down when he was aged 15 behind a automobile
Rafiq recognized him for the primary time on Wednesday in a press release to the DCMS Committee
Ex-Barnsley participant Andrew Ivill confirmed the incident happened in accordance with Rafiq
‘On 13 November 2020 my attorneys despatched a press launch to the media that referred to an incident once I performed for my native cricket membership on the age of 15,’ Rafiq writes.
‘I used to be pinned down by an older participant, Alex Morris [‘Almo’], behind a automobile, the place he pressured purple wine down my throat.
‘As a practising Muslim I didn’t drink, although I did later throughout a part of my time as knowledgeable to strive to slot in with the tradition.’
In his submission Rafiq additionally claims that he was subsequently contacted out of the blue by one other former Barnsley participant, Andrew Ivill, who remembered the incident and admitted to driving the automobile.
‘In a while 13 November 2020 I acquired a sequence of messages from the automobile’s driver, Andrew Ivill,’ Rafiq writes. ‘He contacted me unprompted and confirmed the incident had taken place.
‘He volunteers Alex’s title and that he was driving, proving the incident happened.’
