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Australian batter Lynn completes ban after testing positive for cocaine

Global Published 6 November 2026, 11:49 · archived 6 Nov 2026

Australian batter Chris Lynn served a one-month ban for cocaine use after returning a positive test earlier this year during England’s domestic Twenty20 competition, the country’s cricket regulator said on Thursday. The 36-year-old, who was representing Northamptonshire, tested positive for a cocaine metabolite after undergoing an anti-doping test on T20 Blast Finals Day on July 18, when his side won the title. Lynn was provisionally suspended on July 31 and later admitted using cocaine during a period spanning July 15 to 16. The English cricket regulator accepted that the drug was used out of...

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