BBL 2016-17: CA charges 3 players for breach of Code of Conduct

Three players – Sydney Sixers’ duo Colin Munro and Johan Botha, plus Brisbane Heat’s Ben Cutting – have been charged with breaching the CA Code of Conduct in the BBL semi-final at the Gabba on 25 January 2017. All three players were fined for incidents during the game. Sixers batsman Munro was charged with breaching CA’s Code of Conduct Article 2.1.4 – using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during a match. The offence occurred during the Sixers’ innings, when Munro was dismissed. As per the CA Code of Conduct procedure, the Match Referee, Bob Stratford, considered the umpires’ written report, and the proposed sanction was a $1500 fine – which Munro accepted.

Sixers allrounder Johan Botha was charged with breaching CA’s Code of Conduct Article 2.1.3 – showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during a match. The offence occurred during the Sixers’ innings, when Botha was dismissed. As per the CA Code of Conduct procedure, Botha was offered a proposed sanction of a $2500 fine – which he accepted. Heat allrounder Ben Cutting was charged with breaching CA’s Code of Conduct Article 2.1.2 – abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings, during a match.

The offence occurred during the Heat’s innings, when Cutting was dismissed. As per the CA Code of Conduct procedure, Cutting was offered a proposed sanction of a $1750 fine – which he accepted. As this was Cutting’s second offence within 18 months, the Match Referee noted he received a larger fine than he would have otherwise received if this was his first offence in 18 months.