Western Australia Cricketer banned for tampering the pitch

Western Australia cricketer Sam Fanning has been handed a four-match ban for tampering with the pitch in the final of the WA Premier Cricket final at Perth. Following the ban, Western Australia Cricket Association confirmed that Fanning will be unavailable for selection for the start of Australia’s 2023/24 domestic season.
The 22-year-old left-handed batsman was seen digging his spikes into the protected area of the pitch on Day 1 of the match against Bayswater-Morley CC. The 123 runs he scored helped his team end the club’s 74-year premiership drought.
“WA Cricket expects high standards of behaviour from all contracted players, on and off the field. We were disappointed to learn of the incident involving Sam, which did not reflect our values,” WA Cricket’s General Manager of High Performance Kade Harvey said in a statement.

“Alongside the penalty, we will work with Sam and provide an education and development plan in line with living our values and making better decisions moving forward.”