A NSW Blues player has had his registration to play cancelled following an emergency meeting of the Cricket NSW board, called to discuss allegations he sent unsolicited and inappropriate naked photos of himself to young cricketers.
This masthead can reveal Cricket NSW held the emergency board meeting on Friday night to address the issue relating to a player involved at the organisation.
An unnamed NSW Blues player has had his registration cancelled.Credit: Getty Images
For legal reasons, this masthead cannot name the player, but they have played for the NSW Blues and a T20 franchise.
The incidents, only reported recently, relate to young cricketers at the player’s Sydney grade cricket club, which this masthead has chosen not to name.
One victim made a complaint to the club, which passed on the information to Cricket NSW.
Sources speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the issue say there is more than one alleged complainant.
In a statement, a Cricket NSW spokesperson said: “After being made aware of a serious complaint, the Cricket NSW Board determined to permanently cancel a player’s registration effective immediately.
“As a result, he is suspended indefinitely from involvement in all cricket related matters. We cannot comment further on this matter while investigations are ongoing.“
A spokesperson from the player’s club said: “The club is aware of the allegations and reported the matter to Cricket NSW’s Integrity Unit as soon as we were made aware.
“The player has been suspended from all club activities while investigations by the relevant authorities are ongoing.”
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