{"id":580452,"date":"2026-04-02T09:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/580452\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:31:08","slug":"csa-charge-beyers-swanepoel-with-bringing-game-into-disrepute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/580452\/","title":{"rendered":"CSA charge Beyers Swanepoel with bringing game into disrepute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allrounder Beyers Swanepoel<\/a> has not been granted a No-Objection Certificate from Cricket South Africa after walking out on his domestic team during the one-day cup final.<\/p>\n

Swanepoel had been due to play for Worcestershire in the County Championship, starting on Friday, but will not be able to start the season for them. He will undergo a disciplinary process and has been charged with bringing the game into disrepute.<\/p>\n

ESPNcricinfo has learned that CSA is in touch with the ECB, and have informed them of their decision not to provide Swanepoel with his NOC at this time. Swanepoel is understood to have breached his contract with the Lions and his future with the team is also in doubt.<\/p>\n

The decision is a significant blow for Worcestershire, newly relegated to Division Two of the Championship, and set to face Derbyshire in the opening round of fixtures on Friday.<\/p>\n

Swanepoel was expected to be available to the club for the entire county season, but speaking at the county’s media day on Tuesday, Ashley Giles, the director of cricket, admitted that the matter was now “out of our hands”.<\/p>\n

“It’s difficult to explain why whatever has happened has happened, but it has happened and Beyers would probably say he’s made a bit of an error in hindsight,” Giles told BBC Hereford and Worcester.<\/p>\n

The issue arose during Lions’ domestic cup final against Titans<\/a> at Johannesburg on Sunday. Swanepoel claimed 3 for 44 in his ten-over stint, then walked off the field with eight overs to go to take a flight to the UK. The Lions had no knowledge of his plans and his NOC, which had only been presented to officials on the eve of the match, remained unsigned.<\/p>\n

“I can say there was no pressure on our side on Beyers’ arrival in the country at that time, or taking those steps,” Giles added. “People make mistakes. Beyers is a good man, a good lad. He’s made an error in this case and we’re trying to work our way through it.”<\/p>\n

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