Club Statement - Charlie Shreck
Fri 7 Apr 2017
Charlie Shreck was reported by umpires Steve O’Shaughnessy and James Middlebrook during Leicestershire's match against Loughborough MCCU on 28th – 30th March 2017. The Cricket Liaison Officer, Dean Cosker, determined that Shreck had committed a Level 1 breach (using language that is obscene, offensive or insulting and/or making an obscene gesture).
Shreck previously held three penalty points following a fixed penalty breach in May/June 2016. The penalty for a subsequent breach at Level 1 within 24 months is three penalty points. Shreck therefore now holds a total of six penalty points.
After Shreck was report during the Loughborough MCCU fixture, the club decided to suspend him for the first two Specsavers County Championship games of the 2017 season. The club expects the highest standards of behaviour to be maintained by players on the field at all times.
However, following a report in today’s edition of The Times, Shreck would like to respond to the wording of the article.
In the second paragraph it states: “The Times was told by one source that Shreck said he would “kill” Loughborough University opener Hasan Azad, although the county deny that.”
Shreck said: “I would like to clarify that I did not use that wording on the cricket field. To say that I threatened to kill somebody is wholly false.
“I accept the three penalty points for the Level 1 offence, and the club’s punishment, and will now work hard on gaining my place in the First XI for the Specsavers County Championship game against Glamorgan on Friday, April 21."
