- Leicestershire had stated that Wright’s absence had been attributable to ‘private causes’
- The 38-year-old bowler signed a two-year cope with Leicestershire final autumn
- He had been attributable to signal for Sussex however carried out shock U-turn on the choice
Leicestershire seamer Chris Wright’s mysterious absence from County Championship motion this summer season is because of him serving a ban for a failed medication check, Mail Sport can reveal.
Veteran seamer Wright signed a brand new two-year deal at Grace Highway final autumn, after reneging on the identical size of contract with Division Two rivals Sussex citing household points.
Nevertheless, the previous Middlesex, Essex and Warwickshire participant was subsequently lacking throughout pre-season, didn’t seem on the county’s official workforce pictures for 2024 and the membership described him as unavailable for ‘private causes’ in the course of the opening weeks of this marketing campaign.
Wright, 38, is known to have examined constructive for a prohibited substance late final yr, however has attributed such a outcome to cross-contamination in a case with echoes of that of Surrey’s Laurie Evans two years in the past.
Evans denied any wrongdoing after traces of a banned product had been proven up in an anti-doping pattern whereas representing Manchester Originals within the Hundred in the course of the 2022 season.
Leicestershire’s Chris Wright has been absent from the County Championship attributable to a failed medication check
Wright, who blames the check on cross-contamination, failed the check final yr and has been serving the suspension
His blamed echo these made by Surrey’s Laurie Evans two years in the past in the course of the Hundred
Wright will return to taking part in within the coming weeks, after serving a back-dated suspension.
Leicestershire and the participant’s representatives declined to remark when contacted by Mail Sport.
Wright, who has 588 first-class wickets over a 20-year profession, is again in coaching and might be out there for the Foxes’ one-day title defence subsequent month.
The 50-over competitors – which Wright helped Leicestershire win final September with figures of two for 44 within the ultimate in opposition to Hampshire – begins on July 24.
