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Worcestershire’s caller overseas signing has arrived nether a unreality aft leaving a one-day last successful South Africa pinch astir 7 overs remaining successful bid to drawback his formation to England.
Beyers Swanepoel was playing for Lions against Titans connected Sunday when, according to a study by Times Live, he group disconnected for nan airdrome “around nan 43rd over” of nan 2nd innings without informing his teammates arsenic to why. It was wide assumed he had picked up an injury.
The all-rounder had already bowled his afloat allocation of 10 overs by this stage. But because location was nary injury, his Lions broadside were past denied a substitute fielder and were down to 10 men for nan last stages of nan match. Titans went connected to pursuit down nan target pinch a shot to spare.
Swanepoel signed a season-long woody to play for Worcestershire past December but location are conflicting reports arsenic to whether nan Lions guidance knew of his volition to alert to nan UK that evening. Either way, nan 27-year-old’s earlier exit has angered nan setup.
Jono Leaf-Wright, nan Lions main executive, said: “I’m conscionable highly disappointed pinch Beyers. This is not nan benignant of behaviour we, arsenic nan Lions, expect from our players. He has fto down his teammates and nan union.”
According to ESPNCricinfo, Swanepoel’s clip astatine Worcestershire could now beryllium successful doubt. Overseas players require a No Objection Certificate from their location board, pinch some Lions and Cricket South Africa now group to analyse nan circumstances surrounding his astonishment departure.
Russell Domingo, nan Lions caput coach, besides missed nan one-day last to commencement his caller domiciled astatine Hampshire but did truthful pinch their permission.
