da betsson： Robert Key, the Kent captain, has received three penalty points for showing serious dissent after his bat-throwing incident during the Twenty20 final at Edgbaston
Cricinfo staff03-Sep-2007
Robert Key waits after seeing a replay of his dismissal on Twenty20 Finals Day © Getty Images
Robert Key, the Kent captain, has received three penalty points for showing serious dissent after his bat-throwing incident during the Twenty20 final at Edgbaston.Key was caught low at midwicket and lingered on the outfield when replays suggested the ball hadn’t carried. When the umpires didn’t use a replay Key hurled his bat over the boundary.A statement said: “The panel was particularly concerned that the incident took place during a high profile televised match but took into account Key’s unreserved apologies both to the umpires and to the panel.”At the time Key said: “Am I expecting the worst over my dissent? I would imagine I’m going to cop it a little bit but it’s one of those things. I wasn’t sure [about the dismissal] and then I got given out and, as I was walking off, the players in the dug-out by the boundary who had a monitor said the ball had bounced.”The ECB disciplinary panel of Judge Edward Slinger, Tim O’Gorman and Simon Schanschieff upheld the original ruling on Monday and also ordered Key to pay £400 costs.