Sydney: Deposed Test batsman Mark Waugh received a reprimand for dissent arising from his dismissal while playing for New South Wales (NSW) on Sunday. The 37-year-old twin brother of Test captain Steve was reported by the match umpires after showing disapproval of his dismissal as NSW went down by 27 runs in an outright loss to South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Waugh, who was dropped from the Australian team for the first Ashes Test against England, later escaped with a reprimand after pleading guilty at a hearing before Alan Sullivan QC. Sullivan took into account the fact Waugh showed contrition after his first offence in 18 years of first class cricket. Waugh was given out, caught behind by Shane Deitz off John Davison for a duck. He scored one in the first innings. He didn't like the umpire's decision, standing his ground for some time with one hand on his hip after the judgment was made and he was seen talking to umpire Darrell Hair as he left the field. Hair and fellow umpire Simon Taufel told the disciplinary hearing after the match that they had never seen Mark Waugh show dissent in all the years they had officiated in games involving him. Waugh's outstanding record in the game helped ensure he did not receive a harsher penalty. Waugh, a 128-Test veteran, announced his retirement from international cricket after he was dropped from the Test team and announced he would play out this season with NSW.

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