Thomas and Buck penalised under ECB Discipline Code

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today confirmed that Alfonso Thomas and Nathan Buck have received penalties under the ECB’s discipline code. 

Thomas was reported by umpires Rob Bailey and Peter Hartley during Somerset’s LV= County Championship match against Lancashire on 29^th June – 2^nd July 2014 for a Level Two breach of the code (throwing a ball at or near a player, umpire or official in an inappropriate and dangerous manner). The penalty for this offence is three penalty points.

Buck was reported by umpires Peter Willey and Steve O’Shaughnessy during Leicestershire’s NatWest T20 Blast match against Yorkshire on 1^st July 2014, for a Level One breach of the code (bowling a fast short pitched ball and/or accidental high full pitched ball that results in the bowler being disallowed from bowling any further in that innings). The penalty for this offence is a reprimand.

These penalties will remain on their records for a period of two years and the accumulation of nine or more penalty points in any two year period will result in an automatic suspension.