Hampshire Cricket Official Statement Regarding Dimitri Mascarenhas' Comments on Twitter

Official statement from the club and Dimi

Following media reports regarding Hampshire captain, Dimitri Mascarenhas’ comments posted on Twitter on Sunday, the Club would like to issue the following statement:

Hampshire Cricket Chairman, Rod Bransgrove said; “Having had the incident brought to my attention by the ECB yesterday, I discussed the circumstances overnight with Team Manager, Giles White. As a result, I met with Dimitri Mascarenhas today and formally censured him, imposing a fine of £1000. The fine has been set at this high level as I feel there is little point in imposing a ban, given the long-term nature of his injury.

“In coming to this conclusion I have taken into consideration Dimi’s previous exemplary record. However, as Club captain he understands that his actions carry more responsibility than others’.

“Hampshire Cricket regrets the entire incident which, although thoroughly out of character for Dimitri Mascarenhas, breaches the Club’s Code of Conduct. Further, it will be warning all players about the dangers of conducting personal or private dialogue on publicly-available media.”

Dimitri Mascarenhas added; “I realise that my actions were stupid and irresponsible and I regret any offence I may have caused.

“I apologise specifically to Geoff Miller who has always treated me fairly. I also apologise to Hampshire Cricket whom I feel I have let down. This was a silly, late-night conversation that got out of control and doesn’t reflect my true views on Mr. Miller.

“I have learnt a great deal about the dangers of social networking sites and encourage other players to think carefully before signing up to them.”

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