County player exposes himself in Wisden

LONDON, APRIL 14. A relatively unknown English county player was thrust into the spotlight on Friday when his appearance in cricket's Bible, Wisden made the headlines.

But it was not for any sporting feat that Leicestershire left-arm spinner Matthew Brimson received such media attention - it was for exposing himself. The offending team photograph, which features a grinning Brimson, managed to slip past editor Matthew Engel and he was less than pleased.

Engel described the stunt as `an insult to county members'. ``I can see the funny side like everybody else, but I think you have to be a damn sight better at your profession to behave like this. It is all part of the syndrome that is affecting county cricket,'' Engel told the The Guardian newspaper.

Leicestershire moved quickly to deflate the situation. ``We have had a meeting with Matthew Brimson and have accepted his explanation that it is not in his character to do anything that would cause offence,'' a statement said. ``He wishes to apologise to anyone who may have misinterpreted the published photograph.''

- Reuters

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