English county facet Sussex have had a whopping 4 gamers banned and had been hit with a 12-point penalty as their hopes for promotion to Division One had been dashed.
Sussex copped two penalties from the match referee in a fiery 15-run win over Leicestershire which meant they’d accrued 4 penalties for the whole season.
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As a end result, they had been handed the automated 12-point deduction from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Cheteshwar Pujara, who captained Sussex when the 4 penalties happened, was handed a one-match ban.
So too had been Tom Haines, Jack Carson and Ari Karvelas.
Haines was discovered to have dedicated his second Level One offence of the season, whereas Carson’s incident was deemed a Level Two offence.
Carson’s breach of the foundations is supposedly associated to when he tried a refined journey on Leicestershire batsman Ben Cox.
The 22-year-old was extraordinarily apologetic for his actions.
“In the heat of the battle during the previous match against Leicestershire my desperation to compete and ultimately win the game resulted in me crossing the line in what is deemed acceptable within the spirit of cricket,” Carson stated.
“I would like to apologise to my teammates and to all our Sussex supporters for my actions during the game.
“I plan to learn from the experience and conduct myself in the correct manner without losing my fierce determination to compete in all fixtures while representing the club.”
With the factors deduction killing off their promotion hopes, Sussex coach Paul Farbrace was “disappointed” the incidents took the shine off what had been a robust season for the crew.
“We have made Jack and Tom unavailable for selection for this game at Derbyshire,” Farbrace stated.
“Following the umpires and match referee’s decision to charge both players with on field Level One and Level Two offences, we needed to take a stance, and show them we will not condone such behaviours.
“Ultimately it has cost us the availability of Cheteshwar and we have been deducted 12 points.
“It is a great shame that these incidents have tarnished what was a fantastic game against Leicestershire, and all the hard work that has gone into the season.
“I am disappointed for our fantastic members and supporters and can assure them we will be working hard to make sure we are not in this position again.”
Originally printed as ‘Crossed the line’: Test star banned over shameful act
Source: www.news.com.au
