County Side Docked 12 Points After Pakistan-Origin Star's "Batting Gear" Blunder
Essex have described English cricket chiefs as "absolutely stupid" for docking the county 12 points because one of their players used a bat ruled too wide. The club's slim hopes of winning the County Championship First Division have all but evaporated after a bat, used by Feroze Khushi in April's match against Nottinghamshire, was found to have exceeded the permitted dimensions. Khushi made 21 in his second innings when the bat was ruled to have breached the regulations when tested by the match umpires.










