LANCASHIRE County Cricket Club is one of more than 200 organisations the government has "named and shamed" for failing to pay the minimum wage.

Findings released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Low Pay Commission show that between 2014 and 2019 the Lancashire club, one of the largest cricket clubs in the country, failed to pay at total of £2,329.16 to ten of its lowest paid staff.

But the club says this came about due to a "discrepancy" which it has now corrected.

A Lancashire Cricket Club spokesperson said: "In 2018 the HMRC undertook a routine review of pay practices for both playing and non-playing staff and found Lancashire Cricket to be compliant with the National Minimum Wage legislation, except for one particular issue relating to payments made to apprentices in prior tax years.

"The payments to apprentices were made immediately once the discrepancy was identified and the Club remains committed to complying with National Minimum Wage and all other employment legislation.”

Lancashire County Cricket club was one of 208 businesses around the country government that government says it has "named and shamed" for failing to pay their employees the minimum wage.

All together employers were ordered to repay workers and face penalties of nearly £2 million after breaches in this period left around 12,000 workers out of pocket

Minister for Labour Markets Paul Scully said: "We want workers to know that we’re on their side and they must be treated fairly by their employers, which is why paying the legal minimum wage should be non-negotiable for businesses.

"Today’s 208 businesses, whatever their size, should know better than to short-change hard-working employees, regardless of whether it was intentional or not.

"With Christmas fast approaching, it’s more important than ever that cash is not withheld from the pockets of workers.

"So don’t be a Scrooge, pay your staff properly."