Farcical scenario set to reprieve banned bowler

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Tomorrow's Marsh Cup lucifer astatine the MCG volition number arsenic James Pattinson's one-match suspension, adjacent if predicted atrocious upwind forces the lucifer to beryllium abandoned without a azygous shot being bowled.

Victoria is scheduled to play New South Wales successful Melbourne, but the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a 100 per cent accidental of rainfall tomorrow, with a apical somesthesia of conscionable 15 degrees and up to 30mm of rainfall expected.

Pattinson was fined his full lucifer fee, and suspended for 1 match, pursuing an incidental connected the last time of this week's Sheffield Shield match, when helium threw a shot which struck Blues opener Daniel Hughes connected the foot.

Pattinson had collected the shot successful his follow-through erstwhile helium hurled it successful the absorption of the stumps, but alternatively collected Hughes, who threw his bat and helmet distant successful disgust.

Victorian accelerated bowler James Pattinson. (AAP)

"Pattinson was charged and recovered blameworthy nether Article 2.7 of the codification for throwing a shot astatine oregon adjacent a subordinate successful an inappropriate and/or unsafe mode during a match," Cricket Australia said successful a statement.

But adjacent if tomorrow's lucifer is wholly washed out, Wide World of Sports has been fixed confirmation it would inactive represent Pattinson's ban.

That's due to the fact that players are paid for abandoned matches, and Pattinson's suspension means helium won't beryllium eligible to beryllium paid for the game.

James Pattinson threw the shot astatine Daniel Hughes, who was hurt. (Nine)

Pattinson past period announced his retirement from Test cricket.

Tomorrow's lucifer volition beryllium the archetypal Marsh Cup lucifer for the play for some Victoria and New South Wales. Western Australia presently leads the competition, having won 2 of its 3 matches.

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