Australian batter Chris Lynn served a one-month ban for cocaine use after returning a positive test during England's domestic T20 competition, the country's cricket regulator said on Thursday. The ban has already been served: it was deemed completed on 30 August, so the news is the regulator's disclosure, not a new suspension.

Lynn, 36, was representing Northamptonshire when he tested positive for a cocaine metabolite on T20 Blast Finals Day, 18 July, the day his side won the title. He was provisionally suspended on 31 July and admitted using cocaine on 15 and 16 July.

Out of competition, not performance-related

The regulator accepted that Lynn's use was out of competition and unrelated to sporting performance, and one of two anti-doping charges was dropped after the level detected fell below the World Anti-Doping Agency threshold. Cocaine is listed under section S.6A of the WADA Prohibited List as a stimulant.

The regulator initially sought a three-month ban, but reduced it to one month after Lynn completed a substance-abuse treatment programme on 30 August. The suspension was therefore deemed completed on the same day.

Career in limbo

Lynn has played four one-day internationals and 18 T20 internationals for Australia. He has not played professional cricket since the suspension began and is yet to sign with a Big Bash League team for the upcoming season.

Nothing in the regulator's findings suggests Lynn sought a sporting advantage. The case turns on a recreational drug taken outside competition, disclosed months after the ban had already run its course.

Sources: Reuters, Lynn served one-month ban after cocaine positive test, 6 November 2026; Cricbuzz, Chris Lynn one-month ban, 5 November 2026.