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Chris Lynn secretly serves one-month suspension for cocaine use

Chris Lynn batting for Northamptonshire during the 2026 Vitality Blast.
Chris Lynn batting for Northamptonshire during the 2026 Vitality Blast.HARRY TRUMP / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

Australian batter Chris Lynn served a one-month ⁠ban for cocaine use after returning a positive test earlier this year ‌during England's domestic Twenty20 competition, the country's ‌cricket regulator said on Thursday.

The 36-year-old, who was representing Northamptonshire, tested ‌positive for a cocaine metabolite after ‌undergoing an anti-doping test on T20 Blast Finals Day on July 18, when ‌his side won the title.

Lynn was ‌provisionally suspended on July 31 and later admitted ​using cocaine during a period spanning July 15 to 16.

The English cricket regulator accepted that the drug was used out of ⁠competition and ​was unrelated to sporting performance.

One of two anti-doping charges against Lynn was subsequently dropped after the level detected ‌in his sample fell below the threshold required under World Anti-Doping Agency rules.

The regulator initially sought to impose a three-month ban, but reduced it to one month after Lynn committed to a substance abuse treatment programme that was completed on August ‌30.

Lynn, who represented Australia in ​four one-day internationals and 18 T20 ‌matches, has not played professional cricket since the start of his suspension and has yet to sign with a Big Bash League team ⁠for the ⁠upcoming season.

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