Brenton Parchment found guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct

West Indies batsman fined 50 per cent of his match fee after intentional and inappropriate contact with SA player

West Indies opening batsman Brenton Parchment has been found guilty under Level 2 of the International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct following an incident that took place during the third Test between South Africa and the West Indies in Durban.

Parchment, playing in his first Test match, was fined 50 per cent of his match fee by Roshan Mahanama of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.

The charge was laid by the four on-duty umpires, on-field officials Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar, third umpire Brian Jerling and reserve umpire Zed Ndamane, after the close of play on day two of the match on Friday.

A hearing was held after the match and after reviewing the evidence, Mahanama came to his decision. Parchment had pleaded not guilty to the offence.

Mahanama concluded that in the eighth over of West Indies’ second innings Parchment intentionally ran into opposition fast bowler Dale Steyn. The offence falls under 2.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct which refers to “inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players in the course of play”.

The penalty range for a Level 2 offence is between 50 per cent and a full match fee and/or a one Test or two ODI ban.

Present at the Code of Conduct hearing were: Match Referee Mahanama; umpires Taufel, Dar, Jerling and Ndamane; West Indies team manager Clive Lloyd; West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo; and Parchment.

Players found guilty of a Level 2, 3 or 4 offence have a right of appeal. Such an appeal must be lodged in writing with the ICC’s legal counsel within 24 hours of the player receiving the original verdict.

The full ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials can be found at:

http://in.yimg.com/icccricket/pdfs/code-of-conduct-for-players-and-officials.pdf