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Derbyshire deducted two points after accepting charge

Derbyshire deducted two points after accepting charge

Derbyshire County Cricket Club has received a two-point deduction after the club admitted to a charge relating to its Royal London Cup match against Hampshire on Friday, 12 August.

All-rounder Mattie McKiernan was charged and accepted a breach of Directives 3.2 and 3.3 of the Directives of the ECB after he used a cricket bat which failed a bat-gauge test during and after the match.
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CDC Panel impose two-point penalty on Durham

CDC Panel impose two-point penalty on Durham

The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has imposed a two-point sanction on Durham, which is imposed immediately to the club’s Royal London Cup points tally.

The CDC Panel invoked the points deduction following a hearing after Durham had received seven fixed penalty breaches between June 2021 and June 2022.
Durham had previously been handed a suspended points deduction by the CDC Chair o

CDC Panel impose two-point penalty on Leicestershire

CDC Panel impose two-point penalty on Leicestershire

The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has imposed a two-point sanction on Leicestershire.

The sanction is imposed immediately to Leicestershire’s 2022 Vitality Blast points total after the club incurred two further fixed penalties during their home match against Northamptonshire Steelbacks on Friday night.
The CDC’s decision follows the sanction it imposed on Leicestershire on 2 August

Update on Yorkshire County Cricket Club investigation

Update on Yorkshire County Cricket Club investigation

Yorkshire County Cricket Club and a number of individuals have today been charged following an ECB investigation into racism and other allegations at the Club and its handling of those allegations.

The charges arise from alleged breaches of ECB Directive 3.3 (conduct which is improper or which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring the ECB, the game of cricket or

Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing - Essex CCC

Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing - Essex CCC

An independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel has imposed a £50,000 fine on Essex CCC after the club pleaded guilty to two charges in relation to a racist comment made in 2017 at an Essex CCC Executive Board meeting.
The club has also been cautioned as to further conduct and issued with a reprimand. £15,000 of the fine is suspended for two years.

Essex had been charged with a 

Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing - Jason Roy

Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing - Jason Roy

A Disciplinary Panel of the Cricket Discipline Commission has announced its sanction on Jason Roy after he admitted a charge of conducting himself in a manner which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring the game of cricket, the ECB and himself into disrepute, in breach of ECB Directive 3.3.
Following a full disciplinary hearing at which all available evidence was h

Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing – Alex Davies

Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing – Alex Davies

On 3 February, a Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel imposed a five-match ban on Alex Davies in relation to the player’s historic social media posts.

Mr Davies, who had been charged with breaching ECB Directives 3.3 and 3.4, will serve an immediate one-match ban with the other four matches suspended for a two-year period from the date of the Hearing. He was also fined £1,500.
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Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing - Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing - Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Fixed Penalties

The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has imposed suspended sanctions against Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Colin Ackermann following a remote disciplinary hearing on 2 August.
The hearing was held after Leicestershire received six fixed penalties in a 12-month period; Ackermann was captain on all six occasions.
As a consequence of the fixed penalties, Leic

CDC imposes suspended points penalty against Sussex County Cricket Club

CDC imposes suspended points penalty against Sussex County Cricket Club

The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has imposed a suspended sanction against Sussex County Cricket Club following a remote disciplinary hearing on 15 June. The hearing was held after Sussex received five fixed penalties in a 12-month period.
As a consequence of the fixed penalties, Sussex CCC were charged with a breach of ECB Directive 3.6.21(a).
The club was given suspended points dedu

Chris Wood receives suspended ban following ECB investigation

Chris Wood receives suspended ban following ECB investigation

Hampshire bowler Chris Wood has received a two-month suspended ban following an investigation by the ECB’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU).
Wood admitted to charges relating to a total of nine bets that he placed on cricket matches in 2011 (two bets) and 2016 (seven bets). These actions breached Article 2.2.1 of the relevant ECB Anti-Corruption Codes that were in place at the time.
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​Cricket Discipline Commission imposes suspended points penalty against Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and a suspended ban on Dan Christian

​Cricket Discipline Commission imposes suspended points penalty against Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and a suspended ban on Dan Christian

The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has imposed a suspended sanction against Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and its T20 captain Dan Christian following a remote disciplinary hearing held on 19 November. The hearing was triggered following five fixed penalties being reached by Nottinghamshire in a 12 month period. All the breaches happened in a five week period during the Vitality Blast in

Sussex CCC sanctioned by Cricket Discipline Commission Panel

Sussex CCC sanctioned by Cricket Discipline Commission Panel

A Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel has deducted 24 points from Sussex CCC’s final Bob Willis Trophy points total.
Following an incident involving Mitchell Claydon during Sussex CCC’s Bob Willis Trophy match against Middlesex CCC on 23 August, Sussex CCC admitted to breaching ECB Directives 3.3 and 3.7 which state:
3.3 No Participant may conduct themself in a manner or do any act or

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