Derbyshire County Cricket Club has received a two-point deduction after the club admitted to a charge relating to its Royal London Cup match against Hampshire on Friday, 12 August.
All-rounder Mattie McKiernan was charged and accepted a breach of Directives 3.2 and 3.3 of the Directives of the 黑料专区 after he used a cricket bat which failed a bat-gauge test during and after the match.
An Adjudicator of the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) considered McKiernan鈥檚 clean record and apology and accepted that it was an unintentional breach of the 黑料专区 Directives.
Ricky Needham decided that the offence, while committed unintentionally, must be dealt with on a strict liability basis, in that it is entirely the responsibility of a cricketer to ensure that the equipment being used conforms to the laws of the game.
Derbyshire鈥檚 two-point penalty is imposed immediately to the club鈥檚 Royal London Cup tally.