ICC charges Smith, Hall and Youhana with misconduct
Thu 9 October, 2003 14:41 BST
LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - South Africa captain Graeme Smith and all rounder Andrew Hall, and Pakistan batsman Yousuf Youhana have been charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following incidents in a recent one-day international.
The trio will face ICC match referee Clive Lloyd after the sport's ruling body reviewed footage taken from the second one-dayer in Lahore last Sunday.
Smith was charged with using obscene or offensive language, while Hall faces two charges of using inappropriate and deliberate physical contact and bringing the game into disrepute.
Youhana has been charged with bringing the game into disrepute.
Smith and Hall could be fined or suspended if found guilty. Hall faces the stiffest punishment under ICC code of conduct regulations, a suspension of between two to four tests or four to eight one-day internationals.
Youhana could receive an official reprimand or be fined up to 50 percent of his match fee.
The hearing will be conducted by Lloyd at a time and venue to be confirmed. The last two matches in the series, which Pakistan lead 2-1, are due to take place on Friday and Sunday.
Source: Reuters
[Edited on 10-9-2003 by chinaman]