{"id":184076,"date":"2026-06-22T09:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=184076"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:03:48","slug":"stokes-and-atkinson-cleared-by-cricket-regulator-after-nightclub-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=184076","title":{"rendered":"Stokes and Atkinson cleared by Cricket Regulator after nightclub incident"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson will face no further action over the nightclub incident that prompted their exile from missing last week\u2019s second Test against New Zealand.<\/p>\n

The Cricket Regulator\u2019s ruling on Monday, which effectively clears the England captain and his team-mate, comes after the duo were recalled on Sunday for Thursday\u2019s final Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.<\/p>\n

A parallel investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board also absolved Stokes and Atkinson of any wrongdoing in an altercation involving Saracens rugby union player Totoa Auvaa that left a member of the England security bloodied.<\/p>\n

The Cricket Regulator, which does not cover team protocols in its remit, said in a statement: \u201cThe Cricket Regulator\u2019s role is to determine whether any participant or player has breached any applicable ECB Cricket Regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe investigation followed multiple lines of enquiry to gather and assess evidence in relation to the events in question.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving carefully reviewed all currently available information, the Cricket Regulator has determined that there is insufficient evidence to establish that any regulatory breach occurred. Accordingly, no further action will be taken against either player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stokes and Atkinson were both interviewed by the Cricket Regulator, which is headed by director Chris Haward, a former national chief constable lead for serious and organised crime.<\/p>\n

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They subsequently returned to county cricket, Stokes with Durham and Atkinson with Surrey, before being withdrawn by the ECB ahead of their Test recalls.<\/p>\n

They are due to join the squad in Nottingham on Monday before a training session at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Stokes is due to hold his captain\u2019s press conference on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The ECB probe into the late-night trip to the Rex Rooms in Chelsea determined that Atkinson had been subject to two \u201cunprovoked attacks\u201d to which he did not retaliate.<\/p>\n

Stokes, meanwhile, was found not to be present at the time.<\/p>\n

The question of whether or not the pair knew they were in breach of a team curfew continues to linger.<\/p>\n

Rob Key, the ECB\u2019s managing director of men\u2019s cricket, has said the relevant information was shared with the Team England Player Partnership, but head coach Brendon McCullum accepted on Sunday an element of \u201cambiguity\u201d may have existed.<\/p>\n

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