Williams reprimanded for showing dissent

ISLAMABAD: Zimbabwe all-rounder Sean Williams has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against Pakistan at the Queen’s Park Oval in Bulawayo on Tuesday.

Williams was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code and Conduct of Players and Players Support Staff which relates to “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during an international match.”

One demerit point has been added to Williams’ disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period. The incident occurred in the 26th over of Zimbabwe’s innings, when Williams showed dissent by pointing to his bat on being given out LBW to Saim Ayub.

Williams admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Andy Pycroft of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Michael Gough and Forster Mutizwa, third umpire Iknow Chabi and fourth umpire Langton Rusere leveled the charge. Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 percent of a player’s match fee and one or two demerit points.