The England and Wales Cricket Board’s Cricket Discipline Commission today confirmed that Kent bowler Matt Coles has received an automatic suspension.

Coles was reported by umpires Nick Cook and Rob Bailey during Kent’s Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan on 1st – 4th May 2016, for a Level Two breach of the code (throwing the ball at or near a player, umpire or official in an inappropriate and dangerous manner).

He had previously received a reprimand following three penalty points following a Level 1 breach in August 2014 and six penalty points following a Level 2 breach in September 2014.

The penalty for a subsequent breach at Level 2 within 24 months is six penalty points.

Coles has therefore received a total of twelve penalty points, triggering an automatic suspension.

He is suspended from all cricket under the jurisdiction of the ECB until and including Wednesday 18th May 2016 – a period which covers Kent’s next two First XI fixtures.

That will mean he will miss the Specsavers County Championship game against Gloucstershire beginning at Canterbury on Sunday and the away game against Northamptonshire.

Meanwhile, Chris Cooke and Stuart Broad have received penalties under the ECB’s Directives.

Cooke was reported by the umpires during the same match for a Level One breach of the code (abuse of cricket ground, equipment and/or fixtures and fittings).

Broad was reported by umpires Richard Kettleborough, Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth during Nottinghamshire’s Specsavers County Championship match against Yorkshire on 1st – 4th May 2016, for a Level One breach of the code (showing dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action).

The penalties for these offences is a reprimand.

These penalties will remain on their records for a period of two years and the accumulation of nine, 18 or more penalty points in any two year period will result in an automatic suspension.