Bermuda cricketer Kavon Fubler banned for seven years for abusing umpire

Bermuda all-rounder Kavon Fubler has been banned from cricket for seven years for smashing the stumps and abusing an umpire after being given out leg before wicket (lbw) during a Premier Division game. He was heard saying that he was going to smash his stumps if given out, immediately before doing so.

Fubler appeared in front of Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) at a disciplinary meeting on Tuesday and was charged with a number of Level 4 offences relating to his behaviour for his club side Willow Cuts in the game against Bailey’s Bay at Sea Breeze Oval, reports CMC.

The stringent ban imposed on Fubler could have been lighter if he had not thrown a ball at umpire Cal Waldron after leaving the field.

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Despite his behaviour, Fubler continued playing in the game, bowling 6.3 overs as Bailey’s Bay won by seven wickets.

Southampton Rangers’ captain Janeiro Tucker served a one-game suspension last month after knocking over a stump in frustration at being hit for a four.

This is not the first time Fubler has misbehaved on-field. In 2011, Fubler was banned from Somerset Cricket Club after he subjected selector Molly Simons to a foul-mouthed tirade after he was left out of the club’s squad for a match, Bermuda’s premier domestic annual fixture between Somerset and St George’s.

This week’s punishment by the BCB follows a life ban it handed to Bermuda wicketkeeper Jason Anderson for his part in an on-field fight with fast bowler George O’Brien last season. O’Brien is still serving a six-game suspension he was given for his part in the incident.