Big-hitting Australian T20 specialist Chris Lynn has served a one-month ban for using cocaine and completed a substance abuse program, England’s Cricket Regulator revealed Friday.
The all-time leading run-scorer in the Big Bash League tested positive during a routine anti-doping test on July 18 during the T20 Blast Finals Day in England.
He was a Northamptonshire player at the time, with England’s Cricket Regulator only revealing the outcome on Friday.
“The Cricket Regulator has imposed a one-month suspension on former Northamptonshire Steelbacks cricketer Chris Lynn,” it said. “The period of suspension has now been served.”
Lynn, 36, tested positive for low levels of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, and admitted the charge.
His ban was reduced from three months after he completed a rehabilitation program, and the regulator agreed it was out-of-competition use and not related to sporting performance.
Lynn played 18 T20s and four ODIs for Australia. Australian media said he was poised to join the Melbourne Renegades for this season’s Big Bash League, which gets underway next month.
Published on Nov 06, 2026
