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Shane Warne's one-year ban for the use of a diuretic in 2003 was the first reported instance in cricket of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (as opposed to recreational ones, a la Ian Botham, and various Pakistani and South African cricketers down the years). In 2006 Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were found guilty of using the banned steroid nandrolone

Smith`s drugs and sex tale probed (23 May 1997)

Smith`s drugs and sex tale probed (23 May 1997)

PAUL SMITH, Shropshire`s new professional for the 1997 Minor Counties season, has been suspended by the club pending an official investigation by the disciplinary committee of the England and Wales Cricket Board

23-May-1997
TCCB To Speed Up Drugs Discipline (12 Nov 1996)

TCCB To Speed Up Drugs Discipline (12 Nov 1996)

NEW measures designed to reduce delay in disciplinary procedure are likely to be introduced by the Test and County Cricket Board next year as a result of last summer`s Ed Giddins cocaine case

12-Nov-1996
Giddins Denies Drugs Confession (11 Nov 1996)

Giddins Denies Drugs Confession (11 Nov 1996)

ED GIDDINS, the suspended England A seam-bowler, will be negotiating with several counties this week with a new allegation - that he lied during the Test and County Cricket Board disciplinary hearing - hanging over his head

11-Nov-1996
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Mike Whitney charge with cannabis possession

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Sting in the tail

Sting in the tail

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