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Former Northamptonshire batter Chris Lynn has completed a one-month ban after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite during England's T20 Blast. The Australian admitted to cocaine use, with authorities ruling it an out-of-competition offence. Lynn played for the Kolkata Knight Riders from 2014 to 2019. He has not played professional cricket since the start of his suspension. His immediate future in the game remains uncertain, with Lynn yet to sign a contract with a Big Bash League franchise for the upcoming season.
Lynn was representing Northamptonshire when he returned a positive anti-doping test on July 18, following his team's title-winning campaign at the T20 Blast Finals Day. He was provisionally suspended on July 31 and subsequently admitted to using cocaine during a period spanning July 15 and 16. The English cricket regulator initially pursued two anti-doping charges against the Australian. However, one of the charges was dropped after the concentration of the cocaine metabolite detected in his sample was found to be below the threshold prescribed under World Anti-Doping Agency regulations.
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