Dillon Pennington has received an automatic 2 match suspension having received 9 fixed penalty points within 24 months. Any player who receives a total of 9 or more fixed penalty points is awarded an automatic suspension.
The umpires reported Dillon Pennington’s conduct during Nottinghamshire CCC’s County Championship match against Yorkshire CCC on 23 June 2025.
The matter was considered by the Match Referee, Phil Whitticase, who determined that this was an offence under paragraph 4.5 - Level 2(d) of the ECB Professional Conduct Regulations (‘PCRs’). Dillon Pennington breached Level 2(d) by "Throwing the ball at or near a player, umpire or another person in an inappropriate and dangerous manner.”
The fixed penalty for this offence is 6 points due to this being his second level 2 offence in 24 months. Mr Pennington had received 3 fixed penalty points, on 29/07/2023, for a previous breach of level 2(d). This total of 9 penalty points invokes an automatic two match suspension from 1st XI cricket.
Dillon Pennington is therefore suspended for the next two Nottinghamshire fixtures being the County Championship match away at Somerset starting on 29 June and the Vitality Blast match between the Notts Outlaws and Durham on 4 July.