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Ireland player Harry Tector has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Belfast.
Tector was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during an International Match.”
In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Tector’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.
The incident occurred in the sixth over of Ireland’s second innings on Saturday, when Tector showed dissent on being adjudged caught behind the wicket by delaying leaving the pitch and gesturing towards the umpire. Also, on leaving the field, he threw his bat and gloves.
Tector admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, third umpire Mark Hawthorne and fourth umpire Jonathan Kennedy levelled the charge.
Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.
NOTES:
*When a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and a player is banned
**Two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player
***Demerit Points to remain on a Player or Player Support Personnel’s disciplinary record for a period of twenty-four (24) months from their imposition following which they will be expunged
