Cricket-England fast bowler Carse charged over nightclub incident, Cricket Regulator reports

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Oct 2 (Reuters) - England fast bowler Brydon ⁠Carse has been charged with breaching the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) professional conduct ⁠regulations following an incident outside a nightclub in Derby, the Cricket Regulator said ‌on Friday.

Carse, 31, is alleged to have breached Regulation 3.2, which states that no participant may behave in a manner that brings the ECB, the game of cricket or any cricketer into disrepute.

"The matter will now be referred to ​the independent Cricket Discipline Panel for adjudication," the Cricket ⁠Regulator said in a statement.

"As the process ⁠is ongoing, no further comment will be made."

Carse was dropped from England's test squad during the ⁠seriesagainst ‌Pakistan in August after videos circulated on social media appearing to show the seamer in handcuffs while speaking with police officers outside a Derby nightclub.

He was briefly arrested ⁠and subsequently de-arrested, with no charges brought against him. The ​ECB said at the time ‌that the Cricket Regulator would investigate whether Carse had breached its code of conduct.

Carse ⁠has not featured ​for England since the incident, although he has continued to play county cricket for Durham. He was also left out of England's squad for the one-day tri-series in Pakistan later this month.

"We are aware of ⁠the Cricket Regulator's decision to charge Brydon Carse," an ECB ​spokesperson said.

"Brydon now has the opportunity to respond through the established process. As we do not wish to prejudge the outcome, it would not be appropriate for us to comment further."

The latest development ⁠comes amid a period of heightened scrutiny around discipline and conduct in English cricket.

This summer, former captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson were dropped for the second test against New Zealand after breaching a team curfew, while Harry Brook was fined 30,000 pounds ($39,675) last winter following ​an altercation with a bouncer in Wellington.

Media reports also highlighted player ⁠drinking during a mid-Ashes break inNoosa.

Former test captain Stokes later retired from international cricket, while head ​coach Brendon McCullum was dismissed as test coach after a ‌turbulent period for the team.

Carse has also previously ​faced disciplinary issues. In 2024, the South African-born seamer received a three-month suspension for historic betting offences.

($1 = 0.7561 pounds)

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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10 月 2 日（路透社）——板球监管机构周五表示，英格兰快速投球手布莱顿·卡斯因在德比一家夜总会外发生的事件而被指控违反英格兰和威尔士板球委员会 (ECB) 的职业行为条例。

31 岁的卡斯被指控违反了第 3.2 条规定，该规定指出，任何参与者不得以任何方式损害英格兰板球委员会、板球运动或任何板球运动员的声誉。

“此事将提交给独立的板球纪律委员会进行裁决，”板球监管机构在一份声明中表示。

“由于调查仍在进行中，我们将不再发表任何评论。”

8 月份英格兰对阵巴基斯坦的系列赛期间，卡斯被从英格兰测试赛阵容中除名，此前社交媒体上流传的视频显示，这位快速投球手戴着手铐，在德比一家夜总会外与警察交谈。

他曾被短暂逮捕，随后被释放，未被提起任何指控。英格兰及威尔士板球委员会（ECB）当时表示，板球监管机构将调查卡尔斯是否违反了其行为准则。

自那次事件发生以来，卡斯就再也没有代表英格兰队出战过，但他仍然继续为达勒姆郡参加郡级板球比赛。此外，他也没有入选英格兰队本月晚些时候在巴基斯坦举行的三方系列赛阵容。

“我们已经注意到板球监管机构决定对布莱顿·卡斯提出指控，”英格兰板球委员会发言人表示。

“布莱顿现在有机会通过既定程序做出回应。由于我们不想预先判断结果，因此不宜作进一步评论。”

最新进展正值英国板球界纪律和行为受到严格审查之际。

今年夏天，前队长本·斯托克斯和快速投球手格斯·阿特金森因违反球队宵禁规定而被排除在对阵新西兰的第二场测试赛之外；而哈里·布鲁克去年冬天在惠灵顿与一名保镖发生冲突后被罚款 30,000 英镑（39,675 美元）。

媒体报道还重点提及了球员们在努沙举行的灰烬杯中期休息期间饮酒的情况。

前测试赛队长斯托克斯后来从国际板球界退役，而主教练布伦登·麦卡勒姆在球队经历了一段动荡时期后被解雇。

卡斯此前也曾面临纪律问题。2024年，这位出生于南非的快速投手因过往的赌博违规行为被禁赛三个月。

（1美元=0.7561英镑）

（卡兰·普拉尚特·萨克塞纳在班加罗尔报道，克里斯蒂安·拉德内奇编辑）

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