List of cricket incidents
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The following is a listing of incidents that have taken place off the cricket field involving cricketers and have received media coverage. This list does not include incidents of match fixing.
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1967
- Roy GilchristRoy GilchristRoy Gilchrist was a West Indian cricketer who played 13 Tests for the West Indies in the 1950s. He was born in Saint Thomas, Jamaica and died of Parkinson's disease in St Catherine, Jamaica at the age of 67....
got involved in an argument with his wife during which time he branded her face with a hot iron. He was found guilty and sentenced to three months probation.
1986
- Ian Botham was suspended for two months after admitting to possessing and smoking cannabisCannabis (drug)Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...
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1988
- Navjot Singh SidhuNavjot Singh SidhuNavjot Singh Sidhu is former Indian cricket star . After retirement from cricket Navjot Singh Sidhu took up television commentary, and politics. He was later forced to resign from his political position because he was convicted of homicide.-Biography:...
beat a man to death following a road rage incident. In 2006 he was sentenced to three years in prison for 'culpable homicideHomicideHomicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
not amounting to murder'. However the Supreme Court of IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
stayed his conviction in January 2007. - Ian BothamIan BothamSir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"...
is charged in Australia with assaulting a passenger on the flight to Perth. He was bailed and fined $800 (₤350).
1993
- Wasim AkramWasim AkramWasim Akram is a former Pakistani left arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman in cricketer and model. who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches....
, Mushtaq AhmedMushtaq AhmedMushtaq Ahmed is a retired Pakistani cricketer who specialised as a leg spin bowler. He was known for his hard-to-pick googly. He memorably trapped Graeme Hick in front with one during the 1992 World Cup final. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997...
and Waqar YounisWaqar YounisWaqar Younis Maitla is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time...
are arrested in Grenada and charged with possession of marijuana. The charges were later dropped.
1994
- Stephen FlemingStephen FlemingStephen Paul Fleming ONZM is a New Zealand cricketer, and the former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, in Test and one-day cricket...
, Matthew HartMatthew HartMatthew Norman Hart is a New Zealand cricketer. Hart, a left-arm orthodox spinner, played in 14 Tests between 1994 and 1996, claiming 29 wickets including one five-wicket haul against South Africa...
and Dion NashDion NashDion Joseph Nash played for the New Zealand cricket team, captaining the team in 1999 with the injury of regular captain Stephen Fleming...
are fined and suspended after admitting to smoking cannabis at a barbecueBarbecueBarbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
. Dion Nash was subsequently referred to as "Dion Hash" in the British press. - Phil TufnellPhil TufnellPhilip Clive Roderick Tufnell is a former English cricketer turned television personality. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, "Tuffers" as he was known played 42 Tests and 20 One Day International matches for England, as well as playing for Middlesex from 1986 to 2002...
, while on tour in Australia, punched a hotel bellboy who he had argued with over the colour of the towels in his room, and then proceeded to trash the room until he was detained by hotel security and police. Tufnell spent the night in jail.
1996
- Geoffrey BoycottGeoffrey BoycottGeoffrey Boycott OBE is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen...
assaults a 45 year old woman in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for which he received a three month suspended sentence in 1998.
1997
- Phil TufnellPhil TufnellPhilip Clive Roderick Tufnell is a former English cricketer turned television personality. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, "Tuffers" as he was known played 42 Tests and 20 One Day International matches for England, as well as playing for Middlesex from 1986 to 2002...
is handed an 18 month suspended sentence and fined ₤1000 for failing to turn up for a random drug test after a Middlesex Championship match. - Retired Warwickshire allrounder Paul SmithPaul Smith (cricketer)Paul Andrew Smith born April 15, 1964 in Gosforth, Northumberland is a former English cricketer who played for Warwickshire from 1982 to 1996....
admitted to long usage of cocaine and was controversially banned for 2 years. - Keith Piper tested positive for cannabis. He was banned for one match and fined ₤500.
1998
- Saqlain MushtaqSaqlain MushtaqSaqlain Mushtaq is a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest off spin bowlers of all time.He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", which he employed to great effect during his career...
and Mohammad AkramMohammad AkramMohammad Akram is a Pakistani right arm fast-medium bowler in cricket, he plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He played in 9 Test matches and 23 One Day International matches for Pakistan between 1995–1996 and 2000-2001.He is 6'2 tall and Akram is nicknamed Haji...
were alleged to have been involved in a bar brawl during Pakistan's tour of South Africa.
1999
- Shivnarine ChanderpaulShivnarine ChanderpaulShivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals...
shot a policeman in GeorgetownGeorgetown, GuyanaGeorgetown, estimated population 239,227 , is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.' Georgetown is located at . The city serves...
with a revolver after he mistook him for a burglar. The officer received a wound on his left hand, but Chanderpaul was not charged due to the mistake. - Peter RoebuckPeter RoebuckPeter Michael Roebuck was an English cricketer who achieved later renown as an Australian newspaper columnist and radio commentator. A consistent county performer with over 25,000 runs, and "one of the better English openers of the 1980s", Roebuck captained the English county side Somerset...
is accused of caning three South African teenage cricketers who he had been coaching. In 2001 he was found guilty and received a 12 month suspended sentence. - Makhaya NtiniMakhaya NtiniMakhaya Ntini is a former South African cricketer who was the first ethnically black player to play for the South African team. A fast bowler, he tends to bowl from wide of the crease with brisk, although not express, pace...
is arrested and charged with rape, but he is acquitted on appeal. - Ricky PontingRicky PontingRicky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
was involved in a nightclub brawl at Kings CrossKings Cross, New South WalesKings Cross is an inner-city locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 2 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney...
for which he received a $5,000 fine, a five match suspension and a black eye.
2001
- Herschelle GibbsHerschelle GibbsHerschelle Herman Gibbs is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman.Gibbs was schooled at St Joseph's Marist College and then Diocesan College in Rondebosch...
, Andre NelAndre NelAndré Nel is a South African cricketer who played Test cricket and ODIs as a fast bowler but has since retired opting to play county cricket for Surrey.-International career:...
, Justin KempJustin KempJustin Miles Kemp is a South African cricketer who has played Test and ODI cricket for South Africa since the 2000–01 season. Kemp is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler. His batting is noted for the high frequency of sixes, particularly those which are hit out of the stadium...
, Paul AdamsPaul Adams (cricketer)Paul Regan Adams is a former South African cricketer, a chinaman bowler who played for the national team sporadically since the 1990s. Meanwhile, his first class cricket career registered 412 wickets....
and Roger TelemachusRoger TelemachusRoger Telemachus is a South African international cricketer. He has played 37 One Day Internationals and 3 Twenty20 Internationals for his country.Telemachus currently plays for the Gestetner Eagles...
are fined and reprimanded for smoking marijuana during South Africa's tour of the West Indies.
2003
- Shane WarneShane WarneShane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
is sent home after failing an earlier drug test, just prior to the start of the 2003 Cricket World Cup2003 Cricket World Cup-Group stage tables and results:The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus a quarter of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.-Pool A:...
. Warne was sent home after a drug test during the one-day series in Australia earlier in the year returned a positive result for a banned diuretic. - Kaushal Lokuarachchi crashes his car into a bus stand at ColomboColomboColombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, killing a woman and critically injuring her son. - Shafiuddin AhmedShafiuddin AhmedShafiuddin Ahmed is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 11 ODIs from 1997 to 2000.-External links:...
accused of setting his girlfriend on fire for which she received burns to 70% of her body. - Andre NelAndre NelAndré Nel is a South African cricketer who played Test cricket and ODIs as a fast bowler but has since retired opting to play county cricket for Surrey.-International career:...
was arrested and charged with drink driving after being pulled over by police in Australia.
2004
- Runako MortonRunako MortonRunako Shakur Morton is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed offbreak bowler.A lively, often unpredictable character, Morton was expelled from the West Indian cricketing Academy in July 2001 for bad behaviour but continued to play for the Leeward Islands in the...
is arrested after stabbing his cousin in the chest during a family dispute. He escaped with just a reprimand.
2005
- Suresh PereraSuresh PereraSuresh Perera is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
is arrested for assault following a brawl outside his home in Sri Lanka. Two men were hospitalized. - An unnamed Pakistani cricketerPakistani cricket teamThe Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
is accused of raping a woman in their team hotel during a tour of Australia. - Dermot ReeveDermot ReeveDermot Alexander Reeve OBE is an English former cricketer, best known as an unorthodox all-rounder and, until recently, coach of the New Zealand side, Central Districts....
resigned from his role as Channel 4 commentator after he admits to a cocaine use problem, also confessing that he was high when commentating during the England v New Zealand test at Lord's in 2004. - Keith Piper, who failed a drug test in 1997, failed his second drug test and was banned for the remainder of the season.
2006
- Mark VermeulenMark VermeulenMark Andrew Vermeulen is a Zimbabwean cricketer in both Test matches and One Day Internationals.He is a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off spin bowler, playing for Matabeleland Tuskers in the Zimbabwean Logan Cup, with a very good record at domestic level.The former captain of the...
is charged with arson after the Zimbabwean Cricket AcademyCricket in ZimbabweCricket is the most popular sport in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is currently a full member of the International Cricket Council .-History:Cricket was introduced to Rhodesia in the 19th century and the Rhodesian Cricket Union was formed in 1898. Rhodesia participated in the Currie Cup, the South African...
and boardroom are destroyed by fire. He was acquitted of the charges. - Yuvraj SinghYuvraj SinghYuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008...
is alleged to have assaulted a guest at his birthday party. - News of the WorldNews of the WorldThe News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
tabloid newspaper published pictures of Shane Warne standing in his underpants with a pair of 25-year-old models, as well as explicit text messages allegedly from Warne.
2007
- Moin KhanMoin KhanMohammad Moin Khan , popularly known as Moin Khan , is a former Pakistani cricketer, primarily a wicketkeeper-batsman, who remained a member of the Pakistani national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He has also captained the Pakistani side. He made his international debut against the West Indies at...
, the former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper, was freed on bail after a brief detention over a complaint that he beat up his wife at home. His wife says that he was drunk while beating her. She also said that Moin repeatedly kept on accusing of her of adultery. Unable to talk properly due to the bruises she suffered, she told that this was not the first time Moin had physically abused her. “He usually beats me whenever he is drunk but last night it just got too much,” said the battered woman who further revealed that her left shoulder joint was dislocated during the beating. - Warrington PhillipWarrington PhillipWarrington Dexter Phillip is a former West Indian first-class cricketer. He represented the Leeward Islands cricket team regularly in the Red Stripe Cup during the 1990s and played for the his home island of Nevis in the inaugural Stanford 20/20, held in 2006, where they were surprise Semi...
, a former spin bowler for the Leeward Islands cricket teamLeeward Islands cricket teamThe Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not...
is arrested and charged with murdering his wife. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. - Liam PlunkettLiam PlunkettLiam Edward Plunkett is an English cricketer, who plays for Durham and England. In the 2005 season he was Durham's leading first-class wicket-taker, with 51 wickets at a bowling average of 30.84, including eight for 88 in his first game of the season against Leicestershire.-Test cricket:Plunkett...
crashed his car into another and is charged with drink driving. He was banned from driving for 20 months. - Maninder SinghManinder SinghManinder Singh is a former international cricket player who represented India in 35 Test matches and 59 One Day Internationals. With his slow left-arm orthodox spin, Maninder was considered as an heir to Bishan Singh Bedi, who then held the record as India's leading spinner in terms of wickets....
was arrested for possession of 1.5 grams of cocaine. - Narsingh DeonarineNarsingh DeonarineNarsingh Deonarine is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity.Deonarine is a left-handed batsman who bowls a right-arm off break. He made his debut for Guyana at the age of 17, and after captaining the West Indies under 19 team in 2002, he made headlines after hitting a century against...
was detained in England for the alleged rape of a 16 year old girl, however he was later released. - Shoaib AkhtarShoaib AkhtarShoaib Akhtar is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket, who is regarded as the fastest bowler in the history of cricket. He set an official world record by achieving the fastest delivery, when he clocked in at 161.3 km/h in his bowling speed, twice at a cricket match against...
is sent home from the Twenty20 World Cup after striking teammate Mohammad Asif with a cricket bat. - Mehrab HossainMehrab HossainMehrab Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 18 ODIs from 1998 to 2003.Mehrab is associated with an extremely unfortunate incident. On 20 February 1998, Raman Lamba, formerly a Delhi swashbuckling opening batsman, fielding close to the bat, copped one on the skull off the...
is arrested after his ex wife accused him of assaulting her. - Warne and his wife Simone got back together in early 2007 only for Simone to return to Australia from England after Warne had accidentally sent a text message meant for another woman to her phone.
- South African cricketers Vernon Philander and Charl WilloughbyCharl WilloughbyCharl Myles Willoughby is a South African cricketer who played two Tests and three ODIs for South Africa between 2000 and 2003. He played for Boland and Western Province before spending two seasons with the Cape Cobras. He has also played English county cricket, and after a season with...
as well as other Cape Cobras teammates were caught up in an armed robbery at a fast food outlet in Johannesburg. The players were unharmed.
2008
- Xavier MarshallXavier MarshallXavier Melbourne Marshall is a West Indies cricketer. He is a batsman and a talented fielder. However in recent years he has failed to live up to his previous reputation as a promising young cricketer, and his progress in international cricket has since stagnated as a result of much inconsistency...
and Tonito WillettTonito WillettTonito Akanni Willett, born 6 February 1983 in Nevis, is a West Indian cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for the Leeward Islands. He is the son of Elquemedo Willett, brother of Akito Willett and the cousin of Stuart Williams.-References:...
tested positive in the drug tests conducted during a two-week camp in Antigua in August. They were among the 32 players named in a provisional Stanford Superstars squad to face England in the Stanford 20/20 for 20, a winner-take-all US$20 million match on November 1. The Stanford Superstars went on to win against England which meant both of these players missed out on US$1 million as a result.
2010
- Several Indian players were involved in an altercation after being eliminated from the 2010 ICC World Twenty202010 ICC World Twenty20-------------------------------------------------Group A:---------Group B:---------Group C:---------Group D:---------Super 8s:...
- Zulqarnain HaiderZulqarnain HaiderZulqarnain Haider is Pakistani cricketer who has played for his national team. Having played for Pakistan Under-19s, Haider was called up to the senior national side in 2010 as cover for wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal during their tour of England. Haider made his Test debut during the tour, but a...
goes missing right before the 5th One Day International vs South Africa in Abu Dhabi, on the grounds of receiving anonymous death threats. He later is found in the UK and announces his retirement from international cricket.