DISCIPLINARY REPORT - ACTION TAKEN

Date: 31st October 2014

A Disciplinary Hearing relating to the misuse of 'Twitter' has been held.

Despite two previous warnings about his publication of abusive 'tweets' it has been necessary to charge Malcolm Swift (Ainsdale CC) with abuse of both another member club and of the Management Committee on his 'Twitter' account on July 5th 2014.

After the application and completion of the Disciplinary process including referral to the ECB and the LCB, Malcolm Swift is banned from all cricket for four weeks ( two weeks previously suspended and two weeks for abuse on twitter) commencing at midnight on the Friday immediately before the start of the 2015 season with a further four weeks suspended until the end of season 2015.

Eric Hadfield

L&DCC Disciplinary Committee