List of cricket incidents

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.

Incidents

1955

* Leslie Hylton is hanged for shooting his wife. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/current/story/286396.html Cricinfo - Causes celebres ] ]

1967

* Roy Gilchrist 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. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/266972.html Cricinfo - I fought the law ] ]

1986

* Ian Botham was suspended for smoking cannabis. [cite news
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1988

* Navjot Singh Sidhu beat a man to death following a road rage incident. In 2006 he was sentenced to three years in prison for 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder'. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/ExIndian-cricketer-guilty-of-homicide/2006/12/06/1165081024102.html Ex-Indian cricketer 'guilty of homicide' - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News ] ] However the Supreme Court of India stayed his conviction in January 2007. [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/SC_stays_Sidhus_conviction_in_road_rage_case/articleshow/1392102.cms SC stays Sidhu's conviction in road rage case] ]
* Ian Botham is charged in Australia with assaulting a passenger on the flight to Perth. He was bailed and fined $800 (₤350). [ [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1404052,00.html 'The officer gave me a bat to sign, then he charged me with assault'] The Observer]

1993

* Wasim Akram, Mushtaq Ahmed and Waqar Younis are arrested in Grenada and charged with possession of marijuana. The charges were later dropped. [ [http://specials.rediff.com/cricket/2006/oct/16sld3.htm rediff.com: The Fall Guys ] ]

1994

* Stephen Fleming, Matthew Hart and Dion Nash are fined and suspended after admitting to smoking cannabis at a barbecue. Dion Nash was subsequently referred to as "Dion Hash" in the British press. [http://content.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/263383.html Cricinfo - Dabbling with drugs ] ]
*Phil Tufnell, 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 Boycott assaults a 45 year old woman in France for which he received a three month suspended sentence in 1998. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/49075.stm BBC News | UK | Angry Boycott denies assault charges ] ]

1997

* Phil Tufnell 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 Smith 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 Mushtaq and Mohammad Akram were alleged to have been involved in a bar brawl during Pakistan's tour of South Africa. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/273302.html Cricinfo - Eleven cricketing sex scandals ] ]

1999

* Shivnarine Chanderpaul shot a policeman in Georgetown 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. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/79125.html Cricinfo - Off-field problems ] ]
* Peter Roebuck 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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1608831.stm BBC News | ENGLAND | Cricketer sentenced for caning trainees ] ]
* Makhaya Ntini is arrested and charged with rape, but he is acquitted on appeal. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/cricket/news/1999/01/15/ntini_arrested/ CNN/SI - Cricket - South African cricketer arrested, charged with rape - Friday January 15, 1999 01:56 PM ] ]
* Ricky Ponting involved in a nightclub brawl at Sydney for which he received a $5,000 fine. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/80202.html Cricinfo - ET News round up: Ponting banned by board (26 January 1999) ] ]

2001

* Herschelle Gibbs, Andre Nel, Justin Kemp, Paul Adams and Roger Telemachus are fined and reprimanded for smoking marijuana during South Africa's tour of the West Indies. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/west_indies_v_south_africa/1338135.stm BBC SPORT | WEST INDIES V SOUTH AFRICA | South African team facing drugs furore ] ]

2003

* Shane Warne is sent home after failing a earlier drug test, just prior to the start of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. 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 Colombo, killing a woman and critically injuring her son. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/3156991.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | Sri Lanka cricketer arrested ] ]
* Shafiuddin Ahmed accused of setting his girlfriend on fire for which she received burns to 70% of her body. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2632545.stm BBC NEWS | South Asia | Cricketer hunted after petrol attack ] ]
* Andre Nel was arrested and charged with drink driving after being pulled over by police in Australia. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/124029.html Cricinfo - Andre Nel sent home on a drunken driving charge ] ]

2004

* Runako Morton is arrested after stabbing his cousin in the chest during a family dispute. He escaped with just a reprimand. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/134616.html Cricinfo - Morton arrested after stabbing incident ] ]
* Warwickshire all-rounder Graham Wagg was banned for 15 months after admitting to cocaine use and he was also fired from his county club.
* Ed Giddens was fined £5,000 and banned for five years by the ECB after being found guilty of placing a £7,000 bet on a county fixture.

2005

* Suresh Perera is arrested for assault following a brawl outside his home in Sri Lanka. Two men were hospitalized. [ [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/144879.html Cricinfo - Suresh Perera involved in brawl ] ]
* An unnamed Pakistani cricketer is accused of raping a woman in their team hotel during a tour of Australia. [ [http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2005/jan/21rape.htm Pak cricketer accused of rape ] ]
* Dermot Reeve 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 Vermeulen is charged with arson after the Zimbabwean Cricket Academy and boardroom are destroyed by fire. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/zimbabwe/6107480.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | International Teams | Zimbabwe | Further delay for Vermeulen trial ] ]
* Yuvraj Singh is alleged to have assaulted a guest at his birthday party. [ [http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2006/dec/13yuvraj.htm Yuvraj accused of 'assault' ] ]
* "News of the World" 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. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1632604.htm Warne caught out once again] , ABC News, Retrieved 12 October 2007]

2007

* Moin Khan, 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. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/276705.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Cricinfo - Moin Khan released on bail over wife-beating ] ] [ [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C01%5C17%5Cstory_17-1-2007_pg7_3 Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan ] ] [ [http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=39235 Moin Khan arrested for wife battering ] ]
* Warrington Phillip, a former spin bowler for the Leeward Islands cricket team is arrested and charged with murdering his wife. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/306248.html Warrington Phillip awaiting murder trial] Cricinfo]
* Liam Plunkett crashed his car into another and is charged with drink driving. He was banned from driving for 20 months. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/6375401.stm BBC NEWS | UK | England | Tees | Driving ban for England cricketer ] ]
* Maninder Singh was arrested for possession of 1.5 grams of cocaine. [ [http://specials.rediff.com/cricket/2007/may/22drugs.htm Ex-cricketer Maninder Singh arrested with cocaine ] ]
* Narsingh Deonarine was detained in England for the alleged rape of a 16 year old girl, he was however later released. [ [http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/15wind.htm Windies cricketer arrested for alleged rape ] ]
* Shoaib Akhtar is sent home from the Twenty20 World Cup after striking teammate Mohammad Asif with a cricket bat. [ [http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/08/spt12.htm Pakistan send Shoaib home after assault on Asif -DAWN - Sport; September 08, 2007 ] ]
* Mehrab Hossain is arrested after his ex wife accused him of assaulting her. [ [http://content.msn.co.in/Sports/Cricket/Stories/CricketAFP_080907_1705.htm MSN INDIA - Ex-Bangladesh opener arrested for beating former wife ] ]
* Warne and his wife Simone got back together in early 2007 only for Simoe to return to Australia from England after Warne had accidentally sent a text message meant for another woman to her phone. [cite news | url = http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=298635 | publisher = NineMSN
title = Warne's marriage stumped by poorly aimed text | date = 2007-09-24 | accessdate = 2007-09-24] [cite news | url = http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157149109597?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController | publisher = thelondonpaper
title = Shane Warne dumped after wife gets text by mistake | date = 2007-09-25 | accessdate = 2007-09-25]
* South African cricketers Vernon Philander and Charl Willoughby 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. [ [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/277208.html?CMP=ILC-DIR Cobras players held at gunpoint] ]

ee also

Cricket lists
*List of cricketers banned for match fixing
*List of cricketers who were murderedIncidents
*List of rugby union incidents
*List of rugby league incidents
*List of Australian rules (AFL) football incidents

References