English cricket is reeling after it emerged that a well-known figure in the game, in his forties, is being investigated over allegations of spiking and sexual assault.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the incidents took place on May 22 in the SW6 area of London (Fulham and Parsons Green), and the man was interviewed by police on June 5. The ECB, who are aware of the allegations, have declined to comment.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: ‘Two women are believed to have been spiked with one also allegedly sexually assaulted. A man in his 40s was interviewed under caution on Thursday, June 5. Enquiries remain ongoing and no arrests have been made at this stage.’
The news comes after a county coach – whose identity was not disclosed by the Cricket Discipline Panel – was suspended for nine months in August after inappropriate behaviour to two members of staff in 2023 and 2024.
A CDC statement said: ‘He engaged in inappropriate and sexualised messaging, including sending images of his erect penis, to more junior female members of staff at a CCC [county cricket club]. On one occasion he attempted to kiss one of the more junior members of staff.’
Last November, a professional coach – also unnamed – was suspended for six months for ‘inappropriate sexual behaviour’.
Chris Haward, the managing director of the Cricket Regulator, said that ‘removing sexual misconduct from the game is a priority for the Cricket Regulator’.
A well-known figure within English cricket is being investigated over allegations of spiking and sexual assault
