Alviro Patterson wrote:"If" being the operative word. As far as i'm aware, no County umpires have reported Williamson and the ECB haven't taken action against Yorkshire and/or the captains.
As Kane Williamson bowled for Yorkshire when the results were not known and a ban not in place at the time, Yorkshire have not broke any rules.
sussexpob wrote:Which rules have Yorkshire supposedly broken then?
Law 42.18, with reference to preamble point 5, and potentially 3/45. It is against the Spirit of the Game:
....
To indulge in cheating or any sharp practiceLaw 42.18. Players’ conduct
If there is any breach of the Spirit of the Game
either in the case of an unfair action not covered by the Laws, under 2 above,
or by a player,
either failing to comply with the instructions of an umpire,
or criticising an umpire’s decisions by word or action,
or showing dissent,
or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the game into disrepute,
the umpire concerned shall immediately report the matter to the other umpire.
(iii) report the occurrence as soon as possible after the match to the Executive of the player’s team and to any Governing Body responsible for the match, who shall take such action as is considered appropriate against the captain and player or players and, if appropriate, team concerned.
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
braveneutral wrote:Someone on trial for a crime does not get treated extra harshly because in the period between the charges being laid and the guilt being proven he lived a normal life.
sussexpob wrote:braveneutral wrote:Someone on trial for a crime does not get treated extra harshly because in the period between the charges being laid and the guilt being proven he lived a normal life.
Indeed, but if a director of a company was charged with a fraud or something like "insider trading", and before trial he continued to act illegally, one could not say those actions were not illegal simply because there is a natural gap between his arrest and sentencing. Those acts are illegal, and should be punished, and any resultant economic or competitive benefit would be remedied. Actions which are illegal are not legal simply because they are yet to be proved.
In the criminal law you have to remember where there is a chance of reoffending, whether proved or not, bail is usually refused.... and in civil courts, a judge will grant an injunction pending trial to stop a potential illegal act from reoccurring.
In employment law, a person facing a disciplinary or tribunal should be suspending pending a decision.
In "normal life", you don't often find a defendant in the position to continually offend once charged for that offence.
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
For all other matches when Match Referees have not been appointed, the ECB Cricket Department, with the approval of the Chairman of Cricket Committee or the ECB Chief Executive, will have the authority to appoint a two-man panel to conduct a post match ‘hearing’. (The two-man Panel to consist of at least one appointed Match Referee with the Head of Operations (First-Class Cricket) and the Umpires Manager able to serve on the Panel). With no Match Referee appointed prior to the start of the match there will be no provision for a formal warning to be issued.
If in any match the conduct of one or both teams is found to have been unacceptable, then any points gained by the team(s) in the match (or matches if there was a cross-competition agreement) will be declared to be null and void.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:What are the precedents for punishing a team for not observing the spirit of the game, when the offence hasn't previously been quantified? Not walking? Over appealing? Time wasting? Though even these are known transgressions in a way Yorkshire's wasn't, because they could argue they didn't know for certain KW was throwing until the teasting...
An apology from Yorks would be nice.
Ethically, Yorks should never have bowled him at any time.
SaintPowelly wrote:Shouldn't the ECB of warned Yorkshire BEFORE hand though ??
With no Match Referee appointed prior to the start of the match there will be no provision for a formal warning to be issued.
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