In her own words, Proscovia decided to "fight for her destiny" as a young girl. She defied her father's initial anger at following her passion for netball, applied herself academically and created opportunities for herself. In response to Ahmed's allegations, Essex chief executive John Stephenson said in a statement: "I am disheartened to learn of these new historic racial allegations from a former player about several of his ex-teammates and a previous member of staff. While Sherrock's bid for more history is dominating the headlines, there's also the small matter of a last-16 clash between Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson. The season will start a week earlier than normal on August 6 2022, with 16 matchdays taking place up to the weekend of November 12/13, before the tournament kicks off on November 21.