Engelbrecht's reworked action deemed legal

Sybrand Engelbrecht was pulled up during a Ram Slam T20 game between Cobras and Dolphins in December 2015 © BCCI

Sybrand Engelbrecht, the Cape Cobras offspinner, has been cleared to resume bowling with immediate effect following a nod from the Independent Assessment Committee that found all his variations within the prescribed parameters.

Cricket South Africa also announced that the ban on Prenelan Subrayen, the Dolphins spinner who also had his bowling action reassessed on the same date, stands as it is, after his action was deemed illegal.

Subrayen, 22, can’t bowl in any matches organised under CSA’s purview until he is reassessed and found to be within the said parameters. Both spinners were tested at the Powerade Centre of Excellence in Pretoria.

Engelbrecht was pulled up during a Ram Slam T20 game between Cobras and Dolphins last month. He was picked as a specialist batsman by Cobras while the result of his assessment was still under process.

Meanwhile, Subrayen hasn’t featured in any domestic fixture in South Africa since being suspended for an illegal action in November.

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