The Marlon Samuels Judgment
Below is the full text of the disciplinary committee ruling on the misconduct allegations against West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels.
The document in separated to include the background, the charges, the evidence and the ruling by the committee. Guyanese Justice Aubrey Bishop, who voted against a guilty charge, writes a separate opinion disagreeing with his colleagues.
The Disciplinary Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), having heard and deliberated on the charges laid against Mr. Marlon Samuels, found by majority opinion that Mr. Samuels was guilty of violating the ICC Rules of Conduct 4 ix in that he "received money, benefit or other reward which could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute."
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has found middle order batsman Marlon Samuels guilty of a serious code of conduct violation that carries an automatic two-year ban from all forms of cricket.
Samuels, a 27-year-old right-hander who has played in 29 Tests and 107 ODIs for the West Indies, was found guilty of violating Clause 4-9 of the ICC code of conduct, which reads:
WICB statement on Marlon Samuels verdict
The following is the full text of a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) statement on the guilty verdict against batsman Marlon Samuels:The Disciplinary Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), having heard and deliberated on the charges laid against Mr. Marlon Samuels, found by majority opinion that Mr. Samuels was guilty of violating the ICC Rules of Conduct 4 ix in that he "received money, benefit or other reward which could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute."
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by RYAN NARAINEThe West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has found middle order batsman Marlon Samuels guilty of a serious code of conduct violation that carries an automatic two-year ban from all forms of cricket.
Samuels, a 27-year-old right-hander who has played in 29 Tests and 107 ODIs for the West Indies, was found guilty of violating Clause 4-9 of the ICC code of conduct, which reads:
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