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Uproar over Test debut of former rape accused - CtrlF.XYZ

Uproar over Test debut of former rape accused

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New Zealand cricket is nether occurrence for selecting a subordinate for his Test debut who was charged with rape years earlier.

Scott Kuggeleijn was picked to play for the Black Caps successful their Test against England successful Mount Maunganui, which began connected Thursday.

But it's a determination that is highly divisive fixed 2 tribunal cases against Kuggeleijn - the archetypal resulting successful a hung jury, the 2nd successful 2017 uncovering him not blameworthy of rape.

While he was recovered not guilty, it was details that came to airy during the proceedings that person galore pundits believing helium should not correspond the nationalist cricket team.

He had told the court, "I tried (having enactment with the woman) twice, similar she mightiness person said 'no, no' a fewer times but it wasn't dozens of times".

A person of Kuggeleijn told the tribunal the cricketer had said "that helium had been trying for a portion and that helium had yet cracked it".

A fewer weeks aft the 2nd proceedings successful 2017, Kuggeleijn was picked to correspond the Black Caps for the archetypal clip successful a white-ball game.

He was booed by the assemblage erstwhile helium was brought connected to bowl.

On Thursday the Bay Oval assemblage was much reserved erstwhile helium came connected against England aft 10 overs of the archetypal innings.

Black Caps manager Gary Stead defended the enactment of Kuggeleijn, who was named to play arsenic replacement for the injured Kyle Jamieson.

"I get fixed the players I tin take from and we person gone with a resilient quality from a bowling constituent of view," Stead said.

"He is simply a feline erstwhile you suffer 2 cardinal bowlers, you look astir and inquire who are the guys who tin bash a occupation for america internationally and helium is 1 who can."

In a 2020 file for Wisden, cricket writer Geoff Lemon chastised the New Zealand selections of Kuggeleijn.

"Behaviour doesn't person to beryllium transgression to beryllium disgraceful," Lemon wrote.

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