Re: Pakistani Players in Counties Season 2006
READ SORRY AFTER MUSHTAQ CLASH
By Mike McGrath, PA Sport
Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper Chris Read has apologised for his confrontation with Sussex spinner Mushtaq Ahmed during the second day of the Liverpool Victoria County Championship clash at Hove.
Read was dismissed by Mushtaq but appeared to be angered by the continued appeals from the former Pakistan leg-spinner before he was dismissed lbw. Mushtaq was not warned by the umpires for his appealing.
The 27-year-old Read went into the dressing room after he was dismissed but then confronted Mushtaq on the boundary, an incident he has apologised for.
**“I wish to apologise for my involvement in the incident with Mushtaq Ahmed earlier today,” said Read in a statement.
“It was totally out of character and will not happen again.”**
The England and Wales Cricket Board could take action depending on the outcome of a meeting between Read, Mushtaq and umpires Rob Bailey and Graham Burgess.
Read was one of Mushtaq’s six wickets during Nottinghamshire’s first innings of 229, establishing a lead of 86 runs. The hosts had nudged ahead by stumps, reaching 111 for three.