Former England Cricketer Investigated Over Sexual Assault And Spiking Claims At Pub Owned By Sports Stars

A erstwhile England cricketer is being investigated by constabulary complete an allegation of intersexual battle and claims 2 women had their drinks spiked astatine a London pub co-owned by a group of existent and erstwhile athletics stars.

In a connection released to nan Daily Telegraph connected Friday, nan Metropolitan constabulary confirmed that officers interviewed a man successful his 40s successful June aft it received a title astir an alleged spiking and assault.

“Two women are believed to person been spiked pinch 1 besides allegedly sexually assaulted,” nan connection read. “A man successful his 40s was interviewed nether be aware connected Thursday, June 5. Enquiries stay ongoing and nary arrests person been made astatine this stage.”

The alleged spiking is understood to person taken spot astatine a cricket-themed pub successful Chelsea, The Boundary, which is co-owned by England cricket’s caput coach, Brendon McCullum and achromatic shot batter Jos Buttler, among different members of nan England set-up. World Cup winning skipper Eoin Morgan, erstwhile one-day world batter Sam Billings, ex-South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and Ireland cricketer Paul Stirling are besides shareholders, arsenic is England and British Lions rugby national hooker Jamie George.

None of nan sports prima owners were coming astatine nan clip of nan alleged incident, which was said to person taken spot connected nan first time of England’s one-off Test lucifer against Zimbabwe astatine Trent Bridge connected 22 May. Due to nan pub’s ownership, nan England and Wales Cricket Board has been alert of nan allegations for immoderate time. When contacted by nan Guardian it declined to comment.

The Boundary opened successful March and has quickly gained a estimation for attracting existent and erstwhile cricketers for late-night drinks this summer. While not straight involved, nan incident whitethorn induce awkward questions for nan ECB, peculiarly up of this winter’s Ashes tour.

English cricket has been troubled by galore cases of intersexual misconduct successful caller years. An unnamed erstwhile region coach was suspended from nan athletics for 9 months successful August aft admitting to sending sexually definitive pictures to 2 female inferior members of staff.

After being recovered blameworthy by nan ECB’s independent Cricket Discipline Panel, his sanction was redacted connected nan grounds location would beryllium a “serious consequence of harm” if his personality were made public.

The coach had admitted to 5 charges of master misconduct, including sending definitive images to 2 colleagues, pinch nan sheet noting that 1 of nan women “was overmuch younger” and “he occupied a acold much elder position than she did” astatine nan club.

In November past twelvemonth a master coach was suspended for six months for “inappropriate intersexual behaviour” connected a pre-season circuit for an unnamed men’s and women’s region team.