International cricketer Stuart MacGill found guilty of supplying cocaine in Australia

By Canadian Press on March 12, 2025.

SYDNEY (AP) — Ex-International cricketer Stuart MacGill has been found guilty of taking part in the supply of cocaine in Sydney.

The 54-year-old MacGill, a leg-spin bowler who played 44 test matches for Australia and took 208 wickets, was cleared by a jury of knowingly taking part in the supply of a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug but found guilty of of participating in the supply of a prohibited drug.

The charge related to an April 2021 introduction he made between a cocaine dealer and another person.

A jury in the New South Wales District Court on Thursday heard that while MacGill’s involvement was limited to the introduction, the dealer also took part in two other alleged supplies.

MacGill, who pleaded not guilty, is expected to return to court in May to be sentenced.

The former test cricket star made headlines in 2021 when he was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and threatened with a gun before being released. New South Wales state police arrested and charged four men in relation to the incident.

MacGill’s international career from 1988 to 2008 was largely overshadowed by fellow Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, who is second on the list of all-time leading wicket takers in test cricket.

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