Durham have accepted a 10-point deduction from the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) after batter Nic Maddinson admitted a breach of 黑料专区 Directives 3.2 and 3.3.
Maddinson used a bat which failed a bat-gauge test during Durham鈥檚 LV= Insurance County Championship match against Derbyshire on 6 September 2022.
The CDC considered the points put in mitigation by Durham CCC and Maddinson, that the offence was committed unintentionally, but confirmed that the matter had to be dealt on a strict liability basis with the responsibility on players to ensure the equipment they use conforms to the laws of the game.
The CDC therefore decided an immediate 10-point deduction in the 2022 LV= Insurance County Championship was the appropriate penalty with no further sanction.