English cricket investigates reported nightclub incident involving test bowler Brydon Carse

2026-08-23T16:02:44Z LONDON (AP) — England’s cricket authorities are investigating a reported nightclub incident involving fast bowler Brydon Carse, who is in the test squad for an upcoming match against Pakistan . Videos circulating on social media on Sunday appeared to show Carse in handcuffs and being led away from a club by police officers. It came after his team, Durham, beat Derbyshire in the County Championship. The footage reportedly was from outside a nightclub in the East Midlands city of Derby on Saturday. “We are aware of an incident which is reported to have taken place in Derby last night,” the England-and-wales-cricket-board" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="117337" data-entity-type="organization">England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement Sunday, “and are currently investigating. “We will provide a further update when possible.” Carse hasn’t yet been removed from the England squad for the second test starting Thursday at Lord’s. English cricket was left reeling from a nightclub incident in June involving then-test captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson that led to them being dropped from a match against New Zealand. Stokes later returned to the team before announcing his retirement. ___ See AP’s full cricket coverage here