Jenny Gunn's bowling action found to be legal

The International Cricket Council today confirmed that an independent analysis has found the bowling action of England fast bowler Jenny Gunn to be legal and, as such, the player can continue bowling in international cricket.

The report was submitted by Associate Professor Jacqueline Alderson, member of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists, at the School of Sports Science, Exercise and Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, on 31 April.

The report indicates that during delivery, Gunn displays a high degree of hyperextension in her bowling arm which she is unable to control. On the basis that hyperextension does not count in the ICC extension threshold of 15 degrees, all of her deliveries recorded during testing were within the ICC tolerance threshold.

The right-armed fast bowler was reported by on-field umpires Derek Walker and Phil Jones, at the conclusion of the first ODI between New Zealand and England which was played on 1 March at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, New Zealand.

The regulations for the review of bowlers reported with suspected illegal bowling actions can be found by clicking here.

It is important to point out that under this process, as with all bowlers, Gunn's action will continue to be scrutinised by match officials to ensure it remains legal, however they will be made aware of the degree of hyperextension that is present in Gunn's action.