Australian batter Lynn completes ban after testing positive for cocaine

Australian batter Chris Lynn has completed a one-month ban after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite during England’s domestic T20 competition. The regulator said the drug was used outside competition and was unrelated to sporting performance.

Lynn, 36, was playing for Northamptonshire when he was tested on 18 July, after the team won the T20 Blast title. He admitted using cocaine on 15 and 16 July and was provisionally suspended on 31 July. The regulator reduced an initially proposed three-month ban after he completed a substance abuse treatment programme; one of two charges was dropped because the detected level was below the required threshold. Lynn has not played professionally since his suspension began and has yet to sign with a Big Bash League team.