Former High Court Judge to hear Hall appeal

Former English High Court Judge Sir Oliver Popplewell will hear South Africa all-rounder Andrew Hall's appeal against his two Test Match ban for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.

Sir Oliver Popplewell is the England and Wales Cricket Board's nominated member of the ICC's Code of Conduct Commission and has been appointed as Appeals Commissioner for Hall's case by ICC's Legal Counsel, Urvasi Naidoo.

The process for conducting the hearing is left to the discretion of the Appeals Commissioner who will hear and determine Hall's case within the next seven days.

The appeal relates to an initial hearing in Rawalpindi on Friday at which ICC Match Referee Clive Lloyd found Hall guilty of two breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct - a Level 2 breach for inappropriate and deliberate physical contact for which he was banned for one One-Day International and a Level 3 offence for conduct that brings the game into disrepute for which he was handed a two Test Match ban.

Under the provisions of the Code there is no right of appeal for a Level 2 breach but there is a right of appeal in instances where a ban has been imposed for a Level 3 or 4 offence.

On making his decision, the Appeals Commissioner will provide a written decision to the ICC which will be forwarded to all parties concerned. He has the power to increase, decrease, amend or otherwise substitute his own decision for that of the original adjudicator.

The decision of the Appeals Commissioner will be final and binding.

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