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The Fall Guys

October 16, 2006

Herschelle Gibbs, Roger Telemachus, Paul Adams, Justin Kemp and Andre Nel

In 2001 five South African players -- Herschelle Gibbs, Roger Telemachus, Paul Adams, Justin Kemp and Andre Nel -- together with the team physiotherapist Craig Smith were fined R10,000 each for smoking marijuana during post-match celebrations after the tourists had clinched the Test series with an 82-run victory over the West Indies in Antigua.

The players were discovered smoking the drug in a hotel room.

A Misconduct Committee, comprising the team management and senior players, was convened that evening at which the miscreants were punished.
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