Former Test batter Murray Goodwin has been handed a 16-match suspension from the Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association after he was found guilty of assaulting an opponent in a regional cricket grand final.
The incident occurred during last month’s BDCA first-grade grand final between Colts Cricket Club and Marist Cricket Club at the Bunbury Recreation Ground in Western Australia. After being dismissed by Marist seamer Tyson Italiano caught and bowled for 2, Goodwin was filmed jabbing his bat towards rival wicketkeeper Cam Marra’s head.
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The 50-year-old was later suspended for the remainder of the two-day fixture after umpires Gary Crombie and Brett Shortland charged him with a level-four offence under MCC Law 42.5. Marist ultimately won the match by 22 runs.
As reported by The West Australian, a BDCA independent tribunal found Goodwin guilty of assaulting an opponent and handed a three-year penalty. He will miss the majority of next season after copping a 16-match suspension for the offence, with the remainder served as a suspended sentence.
Goodwin played 19 Tests for Zimbabwe, scoring 1414 runs at 42.84 with three centuries and eight fifties. He also represented Western Australia in 59 Sheffield Shield matches between 1994 and 2005, scoring 4078 runs at 40.37.
Last month, the right-hander played for Zimbabwe in the Over-50 World Cup in South Africa, scoring 377 in six innings.