A club cricket match in Bermuda turned ugly when two players got physically involved on the field. Such was the ugliness of the incident that a player has been banned from any form of cricket activity in the country in the future..
Bermudan cricketer Jason Anderson has been banned for life after a horrific brawl in the Champion of Champions final.
Playing for the Cleveland County Cricket Club, Anderson was found to have incited a row with Willow Cuts Cricket Club’s George O’Brien at the St David’s Cricket Club Ground.
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Anderson, who has represented Bermuda 14 times has has been handed a life-ban, while O’Brien was suspended for six matches. The incident began with Anderson slapping O’Brien on the back of his head, after which the batsman retaliated by wildly swinging his bat, narrowly missing Anderson. Both players continued the tussle and the incident was brought to an unsightly end by the two players wrestling each other to the ground.
Players, ground officials and police forces ran in to calm the situation and Cleveland president Carlton Smith asked Anderson to leave the field.
Anderson was found guilty of breaching Level 4 Code of Conduct that involves physically assaulting another player. O’Brien too was charged with Level 3 Code of Conduct Breach, one that involves a threat of assault on another player.
The match eventually resumed, with Cleveland winning by 72 runs.