Laurie Evans Loses Big Bash Contract After Positive Test: Perth Scorchers, a Big Bash team, have terminated Laurie Evans’ contract due to his adverse drug test.
During The Hundred, the 35-year-old English batter supplied a sample that revealed “trace levels of a prohibited drug.”
The Scorchers released a statement in which they acknowledged their mutual decision to end Evans’ contract for the 2022–23 campaign.
- Evans Loses Big Bash Contract After Positive Test For Drugs
Laurie Evans and Perth Scorchers have agreed to mutually terminate his BBL contract after his positive drugs test
When the Scorchers won their fourth Big Bash championship in January, Evans was named player of the game.
The Surrey and Manchester Originals player claimed that the test result left him “shocked” and insisted that he has “never taken any illegal drugs.”
The Scorchers will now search for a replacement before the 20-over competition begins on December 17.
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Some Facts About Laurie Evans
FULL NAME
Laurie John Evans
BORN
October 12, 1987, Lambeth, London
AGE
35y 41d
BATTING STYLE
Right-hand bat
BOWLING STYLE
Right arm Off break
PLAYING ROLE
Batter
HEIGHT
6ft
EDUCATION
Whitgift School, The John Fisher School, Durham Uni
Who Is Laurie Evans?
English cricketer Laurie John Evans was born on October 12, 1987, and is currently under contract with Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a top-order right-handed batsman who has played for Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, and Sussex in county cricket.
He has been chosen to play for Rajshahi Kings, Multan Sultans, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Colombo Kings, and Perth Scorchers in international Twenty20 leagues since 2019.
