Ranatunga hearing will resume Thursday (27 January 1999)

27 January 1999

Ranatunga hearing will resume Thursday

AFP

PERTH, Australia, Jan 27 (AFP) - A disciplinary hearing into the conduct of Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga will resume in Perth on Thursday.

International Cricket Council referee Peter Van der Merwe said Wenesday umpire Ross Emerson, who has been stood-down on health grounds from Friday's Sri Lanka-England clash, was among those required to attend the hearing at the WACA ground.

It was Emerson's no-balling of Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing that sparked an angry outburst from Ranatunga, who protested heatedly with match officials in their one day game against England on Saturday.

Play was halted for nearly 15 minutes and Ranatunga now faces five counts of misconduct.

Four of the charges were laid by Emerson and fellow umpire Tony McQuillan and the other by Van der Merwe, who added that Muralitharan and England captain Alec Stewart would also be at the hearing.

England's Graeme Hick and Sri Lankans Sanath Jayasuria and Ranjit Fernado have also been told to be there.

The hearing opened in Adelaide Tuesday but was adjourned after about 90 minutes.

Van der Merwe said the Sri Lankan skipper had been charged under clause one of the ICC Code of Conduct which calls for captains to be responsible at all times for ensuring play is conducted within the spirit and laws of the game.

Source :: AFP