#forfeit

2 incidents tagged

Pakistan Forfeit at The Oval — Darrell Hair Ball-Tampering Row

England vs Pakistan

20 August 2006

Umpire Darrell Hair penalized Pakistan five runs for ball tampering and changed the ball during the fourth Test at The Oval, leading Pakistan to refuse to take the field and becoming the first team to forfeit a Test match.

#darrell hair#ball tampering#pakistan

🔥Serious

England's Refusal to Play in Zimbabwe — 2003 World Cup

England vs Zimbabwe (forfeited)

13 February 2003

England refused to play their 2003 World Cup group match in Harare, Zimbabwe, citing security and political concerns related to the Mugabe regime, forfeiting crucial points that contributed to their early elimination.

#england#zimbabwe#boycott