Cricket Australia has slapped former Sri Lanka Check participant Dulip Samaraweera with one other ban after allegations of inappropriate behaviour in the direction of a second participant whereas teaching.
Already suspended from any involvement in Australian cricket for 20 years after being discovered to have behaved inappropriately in the direction of a feminine participant, Samaraweera has since been accused of additional misconduct.
The second matter pertains to his time when he labored as a non-public coach, whereas employed by Cricket Victoria.
Samaraweera has denied the declare however selected to not take part within the investigation and has been banned for 10 years for breaching the game’s code of conduct.
The ban might be served concurrently along with his preliminary 20-year suspension, which means he’s nonetheless not capable of return to any teaching position with Australia or a state or territory physique till 2044 when he might be 72.
AAP understands neither complainant has to date opted to pursue felony prices.
The seven-time Check consultant had been concerned in Cricket Victoria’s girls’s program for nearly 16 years, together with as a long-time assistant coach on the WBBL’s Melbourne Stars, earlier than resigning in Might.
Cricket Victoria chief government Nick Cummins had beforehand labelled Samaraweera’s conduct “completely reprehensible” and “a betrayal of every part we stand for” after CA launched the findings of its preliminary investigation in September.
“The sufferer on this case has demonstrated unbelievable energy of character and braveness in talking up,” Cummins mentioned after the preliminary cost.
“She’s going to proceed to obtain our ongoing assist to permit her to attain her objectives on and off the sector.
“From an organisation perspective, the protection and wellbeing of everybody at Cricket Victoria is paramount.
“We won’t tolerate any behaviour which compromises that place, or our folks, and can all the time assist our tradition of talking up.”
The Colombo-born Samaraweera opened the batting in seven Assessments for Sri Lanka between 1993 and 1995, earlier than later transferring into teaching.
He was an assistant coach with the Stars from the inaugural WBBL season in 2015, and even served as Victoria’s interim head coach for many of final summer season.
Samaraweera had been attributable to take over the position full-time, however resigned in Might when Cricket Victoria’s battle of curiosity coverage prevented him from hiring his brother Thilan to the teaching employees.
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