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Police probe Worcestershire cricketer Adrian Shankar | Police probe Worcestershire cricketer Adrian Shankar |
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Worcestershire County Cricket Club has asked police to investigate after it cancelled the contract of batsman Adrian Shankar. | Worcestershire County Cricket Club has asked police to investigate after it cancelled the contract of batsman Adrian Shankar. |
The former Lancashire second teamer left Worcestershire on Thursday. | The former Lancashire second teamer left Worcestershire on Thursday. |
Worcestershire said it had asked police to investigate the paperwork submitted by the player, which it described as "unacceptable". | Worcestershire said it had asked police to investigate the paperwork submitted by the player, which it described as "unacceptable". |
The club said it would not comment further while the case was investigated. | The club said it would not comment further while the case was investigated. |
The 29-year-old signed for Worcestershire on 10 May but suffered a knee injury on his County Championship debut against Durham. | The 29-year-old signed for Worcestershire on 10 May but suffered a knee injury on his County Championship debut against Durham. |
There are doubts over Shankar's age - he was described as being 26 years of age when he joined Worcestershire. But his birth date was given as May 7, 1982 during his time in the Lancashire second team. | |
Worcestershire have now passed documentation relating to Shankar's signing to West Mercia Police. | |
A statement read: "Adrian Shankar was signed by Worcestershire on 10 May after agreeing terms. | |
"It quickly became evident that documents provided in order to satisfy the club's obligations to the England and Wales Cricket Board were unacceptable. | |
"This documentation has now been passed to West Mercia Police for investigation and no further comment will be made by the club while the investigation is taking place." |
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