For the second time in less than a year, Ronsford Beaton, the Guyana Harpy Eagles fast bowler has been reported for a ‘suspect’ bowling action. Beaton was reported during the first-round West Indies 4-Day Championship match between Guyana Harpy Eagles and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Conaree Cricket Centre in St. Kitts, which ended last Saturday.
According to Cricket West Indies (CWI) which released a statement yesterday; “As part of the process, once a player is reported for a suspect bowling action, video footage from the match in which the player was reported is provided to CWI. The video footage along with the written report is then sent to the CWI Bowling Review Group (BRG) and Loughborough University for analysis using an Opinion Report”.
“On Sunday, Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed that the Opinion Report by the Independent Assessor at Loughborough University, has found Beaton’s bowling action to be illegal and, as such, he has been suspended from bowling in all West Indies international and regional matches with immediate effect”.