Post by hhsussex on Mar 27, 2017 11:05:14 GMT
Here's an odd bit of entirely bogus news. This morning the redtops were carrying this story www.thesun.co.uk/news/3186370/mustafa-bashir-cricketer-leicestershire-spared-jail-assault-wife/ about an ageing Pakistani cricketer who had violently abused his wife and linked it with a story that he had a contract offer with Leicestershire, and clearly implied that the man had escaped prison because of his cricketing credentials.
Leicestershire responded with this message
Mustafa Bashir
Leicestershire County Cricket Club are aware of stories that have been published this morning regarding Mustafa Bashir.
The club are bemused by these stories. Any references to Mustafa Bashir signing or being approached to sign for Leicestershire County Cricket Club are completely false. The club have never spoken to Mustafa Bashir or an agent, nor offered a contract to the player.
So where did this stoty come from and who is the improbably and unfortunately named Mustafa Bashir? According to Cricinfo he, or someone of that name, played one List A matchg for the Islamabad Cricket Association in 2001/2, scoring a duck and bowling 3 overs for 18 runs. It would be monstrously unfair to Leicestershire to assume that was the best overseas player they could get, so is this another Adrian Shankar type who tried to get off his sentence by coming up with a story about his cricketing prowess?
Leicestershire responded with this message
Mustafa Bashir
Leicestershire County Cricket Club are aware of stories that have been published this morning regarding Mustafa Bashir.
The club are bemused by these stories. Any references to Mustafa Bashir signing or being approached to sign for Leicestershire County Cricket Club are completely false. The club have never spoken to Mustafa Bashir or an agent, nor offered a contract to the player.
So where did this stoty come from and who is the improbably and unfortunately named Mustafa Bashir? According to Cricinfo he, or someone of that name, played one List A matchg for the Islamabad Cricket Association in 2001/2, scoring a duck and bowling 3 overs for 18 runs. It would be monstrously unfair to Leicestershire to assume that was the best overseas player they could get, so is this another Adrian Shankar type who tried to get off his sentence by coming up with a story about his cricketing prowess?
