ICC investigation into Jersey cricketer’s alleged assault of Hong Kong player during Challenge League B match nears end
- Officials expected to release findings this week into incident said to involve Jersey’s Harrison Carlyon and Hong Kong’s Ehsan Khan
- Governing body has yet to officially comment despite clash happening almost two weeks ago
The International Cricket Council is finally expected to release its findings this week into allegations that Jersey cricketer Harrison Carlyon physically assaulted Hong Kong batter Ehsan Khan during a game in Uganda last month.
Although the governing body has yet to comment officially on its investigation into what sources said was viewed as a Level 4 offence, people familiar with the process, who also confirmed the identities of the players involved, said it should “reach a conclusion soon”.
A source said the investigation had been delayed because umpires Rockie D’Mello and Shaun George, along with match referee Emmanuel Dube, did not include the incident in their reports, and afterwards said they had not seen anything untoward take place.
However, ICC officials spent the morning after the game interviewing some of those involved, and a second source said there was clear video footage showing an incident had occurred.
Khan was reportedly hurt in an altercation towards the end of the Challenge League B match between the two sides at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala on June 24.
Carlyon reportedly ran from where he was fielding at third man to celebrate Khan’s dismissal, and it was as the Hong Kong player was leaving the field that the incident took place.