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Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater has had his life membership and hall of fame status at Cricket NSW revoked following domestic violence offences.
This masthead can reveal the 55-year-old is no longer a life member of Cricket NSW after being voted out during an ordinary general meeting on Monday evening.
Former Australian Test opener Michael Slater.Credit: Getty Images
Sources speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter confirmed that members and delegates endorsed a board-proposed motion to strip Slater of the honour.
Slater was convicted in 2022 of domestic violence offences against women. Since 2016, five NSW women have taken out protection orders against him.
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In Queensland, Slater was sentenced in the Maroochydore District Court in April after pleading guilty to seven charges, including two counts of choking a woman.
He was inducted into the Cricket NSW hall of fame in 2015 after a glittering career that included 74 Tests, 42 one-day internationals and 216 first-class matches for NSW and Australia.
In 2016, Slater was awarded Cricket NSW life membership. This masthead has been told Slater’s hall of fame status had already been rescinded before Monday’s meeting.
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