Date-stamped : 09 Oct96 - 10:11
7 October 1996

Kirsten Fined 10% of Match Fee

Gary Kirsten of South Africa has been fined 10% of his match  fee
for the KCA Four Nations Tournament final.

Kirsten, man-of-the-match in the final, contravened  ICC  regula-
tion  2.29 by wearing a coloured headband rather than a white one
as allowed by the regulations.

Kirsten habitually wears a bandana in the colours  of  the  South
African  flag under his helmet. During his innings of 118 not out
in the final he changed his helmet for a  cap  but continued   to
wear  the  bandana.  He  later  reverted to the helmet when Waqar
Younis bowled his second spell and walked off of the field at the
end of the match with helmet in hand and the apparently offensive
bandana still on his head.

<END> Contributed by Bob Dubery (dauphin@aztec.co.za)