Protests and Disputes

Tribunal date:

30-10-2023

Tribunal personnel:

David King, Steve Kemp and Jacob Landsmeer

Tribunal convenor:

Gary Hartman

Umpire:

Nil

Name:

Mohammed Shoaib Anwar

Club:

Maddington

Advocate's name:

Alec Lacey

Report:

Incident report of Todays game against Maddigton. The game started on time and the first inning’s finished at 4 pm due to Maddington slow over rate and delay on the ground and they were rushing our batsman to come fast fast as they were already late which is not acceptable. While bowling the bowler named Hussain Gardezi abused our umpire with F… words and was showing rash behaviour to which being captain who was on the non strikers end had to intervene and let the player know he can’t abuse an umpire. Later the captain of Maddigton came and apologised and informed his player to behave. After the game ended their player (Muhammad shoaib Anwar) told us (not request) that we have to collect the cones -(this was maddingtons home game) to remove the cones from the ground to which I said no. The player named Muhammad shoaib Anwar was walking off and he turned and showed us middle finger to the team and starting abusing our players which is not acceptable at all. Anwar was the main umpire who din give any out for close appeals and was calling simply wides and all and also. He was very abusive and aggressive on the field and off the field. Need very urgent action against such player so it’s not repeated in future. And also requesting an umpire for next game with them.

Tribunal notes:

Also in attendance - Amal Babu (Canning Tigers witness) Shamez Rashid (Cannington Tigers President) and Fahad Khan (Maddington ODB Captain) David King welcome all and apologised for late start. He read out the details of the complaint. Mohammed Shoaib Anwar pled Not Guilty to the charge. Tribunal heard from Cannington Tigers captain Nithin Radhakrishna. Stated that Mohammed Shoaib Anwar requested Cannington Tigers player collect boundary cones after which there was a disagreement and Mohammed Shoaib Anwar showed the finger to Cannington Tigers players. There was an issue with over rates and this caused some angst amongst both teams. David King asked why the Match Day Referee was not called, Nithin had no answer. There was concern from the Tribunal that a player acting as an umpire may have been sworn at by a Maddington player but no action was taken. There had been no issue between the clubs in the past and there had been no talk between the two captains prior to play commencing. Mohammed Shoaib Anwar stated that he was the second last batter and upon leaving the field at the end of play he believed he asked in a friendly manner if the away teams could collect the boundary cones, this was common in a previous association he played with. This was met with an angry response. He claimed that a Cannington player had stated that it was part of Mohammed Shoaib Anwar's culture. He stated he was taking his batting gloves off when he turned to talk to Cannington players and this may have been interpreted as giving the finger. He said it was a 10 second incident and was surprised when Cannington Tigers players refused to shake hands after the match. David King stated that he hoped everyone was being honest and asked all parties to leave the room whilst the matter was deliberated.

Penalty:

The tribunal members discussed the matter and were unanimous that the charge could not be sustained although it was likely that some talk ensued. Members from both clubs were asked to return and Mohammed Shoaib Anwar was advised that he had been found not guilty. David warned both clubs that they needed to improve onfield behaviour, the rules of the game, the By-laws and the spirit of the game needed to be obeyed.

Signee's name:

Gary Hartman, Association Administrator - Tribunal Convenor