VIDEO: James Pattinson Makes A Frustrated Return Throw At Daniel Hughes, Receives Suspension

In the ongoing match between Victoria & New South Wales in the Marsh Sheffield Shield Tournament, Victoria's bowler James Pattinson committed an act influenced by utter frustration.

New South Wales opener, Daniel Hughes was batting on 64* off 244 balls. On the 3rd delivery of the 86th over, bowled by James Pattinson, Hughes defended a full-length straight delivery back to the bowler. Pattinson picked up the ball and threw it straight at the batter with all his might. 

As can be seen in the video, Hughes wasn't even trying to take a run after defending the ball. In spite of this, James Pattinson picked up and threw the ball straight at the batter instead of the stumps. This could be because Daniel Hughes opened the innings for Victoria and was still standing at the crease calm as ever, facing his 245th ball of the innings. 

Ouch!

Daniel Hughes 71* (283) continues to defy Victoria despite copping this throw from James Pattinson in the second session #SheffieldShield pic.twitter.com/ChTkupId1n

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 8, 2021

As a result of this, James Pattinson has received 1 suspension point by Cricket Australia which makes him ineligible for the Marsh One-Day Cup match between Victoria & New South Wales on 12th November. He has also been fined 100% of his match fees for the ongoing test match. Pattinson reserves the right to appeal this decision. 

Peter Handscomb, the Victoria captain, said, “He’s a fiery boy, old Patto. We had a little quiet chat, the umpires and myself, just to see what they were thinking, but we’ll move on.”

Earlier this year, James Pattinson announced his retirement from international cricket. The right arm pacer has played 21 Tests, 15 ODIs and 4 T20I for Australia. Pattinson made his debut for Australia in 2011 against New Zealand. He was adjudged Man of the Series for his 14 wickets in the 2 Test match series.