DISCIPLINARY REPORTS - AGREED ACTIONS

Date: 27th July 2016

Several Disciplinary matters have been settled this month.

On the 16th July in the 2nd XI match between Caldy and Sutton the Sutton captain. Gary Clarke, was reported for threatening behaviour towards an opponent. Sutton CC has banned the player for three weeks with three weeks suspended until the end of the 2017 season. Sutton CC are commended for their prompt action, the ban came in force at midnight on 22nd July.

On the 29th May, Andrew Horsfield of Newton le Willows CC telephoned the L&DCC Honorary Secretary with details of the playing record of a player from another club, inferring that this player was too good to play 2nd XI cricket. Andrew Horsfield gave his name as Andy Smith from Rainhill CC but subsequently it was discovered that this was untrue. Subsequent to being presented with this discovery he was given several opportunities to put his reasons in writing, all of which he ignored. This behaviour was considered to be covered by Clause 1.8 of the L&DCC Disciplinary Regulations 2016 as an incident relating to a player's conduct not provided for elsewhere in the regulations. The decision of the Disciplinary Committee was to ban the player from playing cricket for the rest of the 2016 season or until such time as he produced his own version of the events for consideration by the disciplinary sub committee. This was duly reported to Newton le Willows CC which had already suspended the player again for not producing his account of the events. Andrew Horsfield appealed against the decision and an Appeal Hearing was held on Tuesday 26th July. The Appeal Panel confirmed the original decision to ban the player for the remainder of the 2016 season because he has sought to subvert the L&DCC Constitution and a player's playing rights by deception and when discovered he had compounded his deceit by denial and failure to cooperate.

Eric Hadfield

L&DCC Disciplinary Secretary