India, Dec. 1 -- Former Australia opener Michael Slater has been stripped of his Cricket NSW Hall of Fame status and had his life membership revoked following a series of domestic violence offences that culminated in a four-year prison sentence earlier this year. The dramatic step was confirmed at a Cricket NSW general meeting on Monday evening, drawing a definitive line under the former Test star's fall from grace.

Members and delegates endorsed a board-backed motion to remove all honours granted to Slater, nearly a decade after he was first recognised by the state body. He was inducted into the Cricket NSW Hall of Fame in 2015 and made a life member in 2016, rewards for a distinguished career as a dashing opening batter across 74 Tests...