Pennant Cricket Committee hearing outcome
The WACA's Pennant Cricket Committee tonight handed down the following penalties after Scarborough Cricket Club representative Tony Weston was found guilty on charges arising from a match on Saturday 3 February 2001
Western Australia Cricket Association
29-Mar-2001
The WACA's Pennant Cricket Committee tonight handed down the following penalties after Scarborough Cricket Club representative Tony Weston was found guilty on charges arising from a match on Saturday 3 February 2001.
The outcomes to the three charges are as follows;
- Abusing an umpire (suspended for four matches)
- Threatening an umpire (suspended for four matches)
- Assaulting an umpire (suspended for five years)
These penalties will commence from the start of season 2001-2002 and are cumulative.
There will also be a recommendation from the Pennant Cricket Commttee for the Australian Cricket Board to review Weston's coaching accreditation.
Mr Weston had been suspended for five weeks on a previous occasion for abuse of an umpire.
The reasons for the decision will be distributed to all parties at a later date.
Mr Weston has the right of appeal.