The chairman of Essex County Cricket Club has resigned after he was found to have lied about studying at the University of Oxford.

Criminal lawyer Anu Mohindru was disbarred by the Barristers’ Tribunal Service when it determined he fabricated his CV while applying for a senior job.

During the five-day hearing, he denied “knowingly” providing false information.

The Chelmsford-based cricket club thanked him for his “leadership and significant contribution” while in post, saying he stood down on Sunday.

“The board has decided that Jason Gallian will act as interim chair, whilst Vicky Ford will assume the position of interim deputy chair,” it said in a statement.

Mr Mohindru was immediately suspended after the tribunal, pending any appeal, and ordered to pay £55,000 in costs.

The allegation against him dated back to between late 2012 and early 2013, when he applied for a role at 23 Essex Street Chambers.

He was found by the Bar Standards Board to have “deliberately exaggerated his academic achievements and qualifications in an attempt to improve his tenancy prospects”.

One allegation suggested Mr Mohindru lied during a job interview about studying biomedical science at the University of Oxford, but the company found no record of a student with his name.

This was followed up with a CV in which he claimed to have studied medicine at the university from 1993 to 1994.

Mr Mohindru was also ordered to pay costs of £54,780 to the Bar Standards Board.