Local cricketer cops whopping ban for 'pathetic' act of poor sportsmanship

A club bowler who denied an opponent a century with a ‘pathetic’ act of poor sportsmanship has copped a huge ban.

The unnamed English bowler who threw the ball to the boundary to concede five runs, leaving batsman Jay Darrell not out on 98, has been banned from the Somerset Cricket League for nine games, one more than West Coast star Andrew Gaff received for breaking an opponent’s jaw.

The SCL released a statement detailing their response to the recent incident which occurred between Minehead and Purnell.

“The Somerset Cricket League has noted the details of an incident that occurred in the Division 2 match between Minehead 2nd XI v Purnells CC, played on 4th August 2018,” the statement read.

“The SCL Disciplinary Committee has reviewed the incident. The incident in its opinion brought the SCL and Cricket in general into disrepute and contained behaviour that was against the Spirit of the Game.

“As a result of this review, a Purnells CC player has been banned for the next 9 completed SCL matches.”

The incident earned the attention of cricket fans around the world, who were outraged by the act of poor sportsmanship, in a sport that prides itself on its good ethics.

The Minehead Cricket Club responded to the incident on Twitter, saying the opposition captain had apologised for the unsavoury incident.