The England and Wales Cricket Board’s Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) today confirmed that Billy Godleman has received an automatic suspension under the ECB’s Directives.
During Derbyshire’s LV=County Championship match against Gloucestershire between April 26 and 29, Godleman was reported by umpires Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers for a Level Two breach of the directives: throwing the ball at or near a player, umpire or official in an inappropriate and dangerous manner.
Godleman had previously received three penalty points following a Level 2 breach in September 2014. The penalty for a subsequent breach at Level 2 within 24 months is six penalty points. Godleman has therefore received a total of nine penalty points, triggering an automatic suspension. He will be suspended from all cricket under the jurisdiction of the ECB until and including Wednesday, May 13 – a period which covers Derbyshire’s next two First XI fixtures.
These penalty points will remain on his record for a period of two years and the accumulation of nine, 18 or more penalty points in any two year period will result in an automatic suspension.
