Up to date: Jun 19, 2024 08:18 PM
Chris Douglas ({Photograph} by Akil Simmons)
PHC coach Cal Waldron has expressed his disappointment that his star participant Chris Douglas has been handed a four-match suspension.
Douglas will miss 4 50-over matches after displaying critical dissent at an umpire’s choice throughout PHC’s 133-run defeat to Devonshire Rec on June 2.
Whereas the Bermuda Cricket Board made the ruling public on Tuesday, Douglas has already served one match of his ban, lacking the sport in opposition to Warwick Workmen’s Membership on Sunday.
“It’s unlucky Chris bought suspended as a result of he introduced leaderships abilities on the sphere,’’ Waldron informed The Royal Gazette.
“We have different individuals coming into the group. They need to step up and stake their declare to be leaders within the group.
“Chris captained the group a few instances simply to point out them one thing on the sphere. Davin Dill and Chris have been our captains this season.”
Douglas nearly missed out on representing Somerset in Cup Match final season after being banned for 2 50-overs or 4 T20 matchs for the same offence, with the suspension initially scheduled to have come to an finish after the Annual Traditional.
Nevertheless, the BCB dominated that Douglas had served his time on the sidelines after ruling that the Japanese Counties Cup, wherein Douglas was chosen to play for St David’s, equated to 2 T20 video games.
Douglas was not the one participant to fall foul of the BCB’s disciplinary committee with Devonshire Rec’s Alafia Henry has been given an official reprimand for displaying dissent at an umpire’s choice on June 9.