Sussex all-rounder Fynn Hudson-Prentice has been sanctioned for using a racist term in the aftermath of a Championship match in September.
Hudson-Prentice admitted using the offensive word after drinking with team-mates after the team’s final home game of the season.
The 29-year-old used the term in the hearing of an unnamed black player but did not direct it towards them and apologised quickly in a phone call.
The independent cricket discipline panel have issued a one-game ban which has already been served.
Sussex left Hudson-Prentice out of their next match against Worcestershire as well as reprimanding him and he undertook mandatory education.
In a submission, Hudson-Prentice said that he was “disgusted” by his own behaviour and felt “horrendous and sick to my stomach” after the incident.
Sara Crowther, the sole adjudicator, said: “His remorse is complete and genuine in my judgment.”
