Huge honour stripped from disgraced Michael Slater as ghastly behaviour catches up with ex Test star
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Cricket NSW has revoked Michael Slater's membership and Hall of Fame status following domestic violence offences.
During a general meeting on Monday night, a board-proposed motion was passed to strip Slater of the honours bestowed upon him during his successful career with the Blues and Australia.
The state body made the decision despite Slater making a written submission to the board arguing why he should keep his life membership, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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Michael Slater interviewing Virat Kohli in 2019. ICC via Getty Images
Since 2016, at least five NSW women have taken out protection orders against him.
He was most recently sentenced in the Maroochydore District Court in April after pleading guilty to seven charges, including two counts of choking a woman.
He was once one of Australia's most recognisable cricketers, scoring more than 5,000 Test runs and then becoming a prominent television commentator before his broadcasting contracts were terminated in 2021.
He was inducted into the Cricket NSW Hall of Fame in 2015 after playing 74 Tests, 42 one-day internationals and 216 first-class matches for NSW and Australia.
He's been taken off an exclusive list of cricketers to be given life membership, including his former opening partner Mark Taylor, Belinda Clark, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, Lisa Sthalekar, Mark and Steve Waugh, Simon Katich, Greg Matthews and Geoff Lawson.
Cricket NSW said the decision to revoke life membership was made after reviewing the seriousness of his offences and the organisation's commitment to maintaining high standards of conduct across all levels of the game.
