Former Australian Cricketer Michael Slater Charged With Assaulting Police At Noosa Heads

Published - 03 Apr 2023, 02:00 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

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Former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater has been charged with obstructing police and assault over the incident in the coastal Queensland holiday town. Michael Slater was arrested at a home in Noosa Heads, near the Sunshine Coast, at about midnight on Friday, following a domestic violence incident.

Police were called to the property on a domestic violence matter and a medical incident. When they arrived, Slater allegedly obstructed police and assaulted an officer, leaving him with a small cut on his arm. The Queensland Police said that no one else was physically injured in the incident. The Australian cricket legend will appear in Noosa Magistrates Court on May 2.

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“The man is expected to appear before Noosa Magistrates Court on May 2,” police told AAP in a statement.

“As the matter is domestic violence and medical in nature, for privacy reasons no further information will be provided,” the Police statement.

Slater was convicted of common assault, breach of a restraining order, and two other offences against a woman last year. He received a two-year prison sentence to serve in the community. He relocated from Sydney to Noosa to seek treatment for his alcohol addiction and pursue a career as a mental health counsellor.

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Slater represented Australia in 74 Test matches and 42 one-day internationals. The right-handed batter made his debut against England at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester in the Ashes 1993. He scored 5312 runs with an average of 42.84, including 14 hundreds and 21 half-centuries in red-ball cricket.

Slater announced his retirement from professional cricket in 2004 and joined as a commentator with the Nine and Seven networks. Seven sacked him ahead of the 2022 cricket season due to budgetary pressures. He made headlines in 2021 when he criticized the government’s decision to implement a flight ban on all Indian travellers in response to rising COVID cases.

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