Cricket: Samuels escapes punishment

West Indies middle-order batsman Marlon Samuels has escaped punishment for his role in an ugly clash with Shane Warne, captain of the Melbourne Stars, during a cricket match in the Australian Big Bash League, according to The Cleaner. Samuels, who plays for Melbourne Renegades, was found guilty by Cricket Australia of conduct unbecoming. However, he has been let off with a reprimand by Commissioner John Price, who acknowledged his conduct had resulted from ‘extreme provocation’. Warne was given a $4,500 fine and a match suspension from the heated clash between the Stars and Renegades on January 6. Samuels’ charge of engaging in inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with other players from that match was dismissed.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 23^rd, 2013.