London, Aug. 6 -- An unnamed former county cricket coach has been suspended for nine months after admitting charges of sexual misconduct.

The independent Cricket Discipline Panel found the man had sent sexually explicit pictures to two female junior members of staff in the summers of 2023 and 2024.

He admitted five breaches of professional conduct regulations, including sending unsolicited sexual images to two colleagues.

The panel declined to identify the individual due to "exceptional" health-related circumstances and "serious risk of harm" if his name was made public.

The panel's report said the second woman "was much younger than the respondent and he occupied a far more senior position than she did" at the cricket club.

He was sa...