Shiv Thakor sacked by Derbyshire after exposing himself to two women

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club has terminated Shiv Thakor’s contract with immediate effect after the cricketer was found guilty of exposing himself to two women.

“The club expects the highest standards of behaviour from all its staff and is opposed to sexual harassment in any form,” Derbyshire stated on their website.

“Following last week’s court decision, the club has reviewed the case and Thakor’s contract has been terminated with immediate effect. The club will make no further comment.”

The 24-year-old was convicted at Southern Derbyshire magistrates’ court last week and is awaiting sentencing on 24 November.

Thakor, who made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 2011, was granted conditional bail before his sentencing as Derbyshire moved to release him from the county.

A former England under-19 captain, Thakor exposed himself through a “gap” in his jogging bottoms. He was arrested in July after the two offences near Radbourne Lane in Mackworth, Derby, on 12 June and 19 June.

Southern Derbyshire magistrates’ court was told that, during a police interview, he said he had already been “sexually satisfied” by his “16-year-old girlfriend” so he would not have committed the offences. Giving evidence, he also said he has “a tendency” to “rearrange myself”, both at the front and the back.