/ 30 May 1999

WINDIES PLAYER FINED FOR NOT PAYING SA HOTEL BILL

WEST Indies pace bowler Franklyn Rose has been fined five percent of his fee for touring South Africa and told he will not play for the side again until he settles a hotel bill. Rose appeared before the disciplinary committee of the West Indies Cricket Board on May 22 in Antigua to answer three charges. One was dismissed and two upheld by the committee, the board said on Thursday. Rose must settle a hotel bill in South Africa that he had not paid and will not be considered for selection on any future West Indies team until it is settled. Rose was also fined five percent of his tour fee after receiving an unsatisfactory report from the tour manager after the disastrous tour that started with a player boycott over pay and conditions, and included a 5-0 test whitewash. Rose is not in the West Indies’ World Cup squad.