Durham's Paul Collingwood nearing suspension after points penalty
Thursday 18 August 2016 18:34, UK
Durham captain Paul Collingwood is one ECB sanction away from suspension after being penalised for bowling two full tosses above waist height during Durham's NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final win over Gloucestershire.
The former England all-rounder was removed from the attack by umpires Peter Hartley, Jeremy Lloyds and Martin Saggers after sending down a pair of beamers - Collingwood having conceded 22 runs and bowled just three legitimate balls.
Having already received three penalty points for a level two breach of the ECB code of conduct last season after showing dissent at an umpire's decision, the 40-year-old automatically picks up another three points for his latest offence.
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The penalty remains on Collingwood's record for two years and leaves him with six penalty points to his name, with nine triggering an automatic suspension.
