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Banned cricket ace in hot water again

Lee Sykes
8/11/2006

A FORMER Werneth cricket professional banned six weeks ago for throwing a ball into the crowd is in trouble again after being charged with arson.


 

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   Dont know, does anyone? but here is the latest The trial was postponed until December 6 after a brief hearing in Harare.

Magistrate Omega Mugumbate agreed to a defence application for the adjournment in order to allow Eric Matinenga, Vermeulen's lawyer, to free up his schedule. Matinenga is a leading advocate who also represented Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirayi, after he was accused of engaging the services of a Canadian political consultancy firm to assassinate President Robert Mugabe and topple his government in a coup. He was released on bail but has to report to the police on a daily as well as surrender his passport. He faces two counts of arson and if found guilty he could be convicted to up to 25 years in prison with hard labour.

A Flower, Essex
21/11/2006 at 14:49
   I have watched that video clip on You tubes, what action was taken against the spectator was came onto the field and assaulted Mark?
A Barrister, London
18/11/2006 at 11:38
   Mark has always been troubled, you can find reports of bizarre behaviour from our school cricket days. But in the last few years the odd bang on the head has really set him off. He received his first wallop in 1993, and in early 1994 Irthan Pathan cracked him so hard that a 3hour operation on his skull only saved his life, but through bouts of depression he battled back regaining his Test place, he was hell bent on playing in next years World Cup and had as good a chance as anyone of being the captain. To see the third blow paste this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C90mdzEkAuQ This is a tragedy for cricket and a tragedy for a young man if he is sent to prison in Harare as a simple criminal it will serve no purpose. The Ten year ban was wrong and the LCB were right to re hear the CLL's mistake but the damage was already done everybody thinks he was banned for ten years! But watch the video is that really restraint, he was repeatedly punched- absolutely shameful behaviour.
Andy Flower, Essex
10/11/2006 at 14:46
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