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English cricket and Premiership Rugby on Wednesday announced they will join football's social media blackout this weekend in response to continued online racist abuse of professional players in the country.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) with all 18 first-class county teams, the eight women's regional teams and the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) will join the football community in switching off their social media accounts from 3 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Friday to 11.59 p.m. on Monday May 3.
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