Batsman Fails to Get His First Century after Bowler’s Unsportsmanlike Conduct in a Local English League

Minehead cricket club might have the won the match against Purnell Cricket Club, but the victory left a sour taste for the former’s batsman  Jay Darrell who was just a couple of runs away from getting his first century. On Sunday, Minehead’s batsman was on 98 and the side just needed a couple of runs to win the match in a local English League.

But instead of bowling a proper line, an unnamed bowler from Purnell Cricket Club bowled a no-ball and sent the ball to the boundary. Thus denying a maiden century to Jay Darnell. This behaviour obviously hurt the Darnell and he vented his frustration on Twitter. “Hell of game today shame the way it ended but oh well!!! Thanks for all the support today!! #UTP #Mineheadcc #litter.”

Minehead Cricket Club also took to Twitter and said, “Not nice to see. But more to the point, a great innings and a great win. Respect to the @purnellcc captain who apologised to the batsman on behalf of his bowler. But some things just can’t be undone.”

Purnell Cricket Club in a tweet they will look into the matter. “Our 1st XI were well beaten today by @MineheadCricket. The unsavoury scenes to end the game can’t be condoned & both the Captain & the player made full & sincere apologies to those involved after the game. The incident will be dealt with internally by the Club.” The club also sent out a press release which read, “The club understands that one of its members acted outside the spirit of the game in our league fixture at Minehead yesterday. The individual involved will be dealt with inline with the clubs constitution and disciplinary proecedure. Whilst the club do not wish to comment on the players identity during this process we are aware of several rumours regarding one player in particular. Therefore, we can confirm that R. Casling was not involved in the incident. We would like to ensure you that this incident is not typical of our club and that we take this matter very seriously.”

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