Jersey cricketer facing ICC investigation over alleged assault of Hong Kong player during Challenge League B game
- Incident took place during match between the two sides in Uganda at the Lugogo Cricket Oval on Friday
- ICC reportedly investigating it as a Level 4 offence, which relates to the most serious breaches of the game’s code of conduct and can lead to life ban
The International Cricket Council is investigating allegations that a Jersey player assaulted a member of the Hong Kong team during the two sides’ Challenge League B game in Uganda on Friday.
Jersey won the match by 55 runs, in a game that was described as “bad-tempered throughout” by one spectator who was watching the encounter at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala.
According to sources, a Hong Kong batter was involved in an incident with a Jersey fielder who “ran some distance” to celebrate an important wicket towards the end of the innings, when Hong Kong were chasing 290 to win.
The ICC is reportedly investigating the clash as a Level 4 offence, the most serious breach of the game’s code of conduct. Level 4 covers threat of assault on an umpire or referee; physical assault of another player, umpire, referee, official or spectator, plus any act of violence during play.
Punishment for being found guilty of committing such an offence in a one-day game can range from a multiple game ban to being barred for life.
Cricket Hong Kong has declined to comment while the investigation is ongoing. Given the seriousness of the allegations, match referee Emmanuel Dube is understood to have referred the matter to the ICC head office in Dubai.
The ICC has yet to respond to the Post’s request for comment, but is believed to be preparing to make a statement on Monday.
