In the recent known memory for at least a couple of generations, that title should go undisputedly to one man above all.
David Warner
From several acts of on field thuggery to being the instrumental man as the vice Captain of the team in the scandal of the 21st century in Cricket, David Warner seems to have all the feathers in his cap for the most ungentlemanly Cricket player in the recent known memory.
It’s hard to beat David Warner for on field ungentlemanly conduct on multiple occasions though off field, another Australian Cricketer seems to vie for the title…Michael Slater whose ex wife would probably tell you what an utter twat Michael Slater is.
Michael Slater’s Wikipedia page has a special section for his “ Legal Issues” that seems like a long list.
Since his retirement from cricket and the end of his media work, Slater has faced many legal issues, including multiple arrests and charges.
On 20 October 2021, Slater was arrested on charges of domestic violence, stalking and using a carrier service to harass, relating to his ex-wife.[14]
On 15 December 2021, New South Wales Police arrested Slater for allegedly breaching an apprehended violence order (AVO). He was then released on police bail.[15]
On 27 April 2022, Slater came under a fresh police investigation over an alleged domestic violence incident, just hours before he had similar charges dismissed on mental health grounds.[16]
On 27 May 2022, Slater was arrested and charged with assault and stalking/intimidating after police were called to a unit in Manly on April 26, 2022 [17]
On 18 July 2022, Slater was escorted to Manly Police Station and charged with breach of bail. Magistrate Megan Greenwood granted Slater bail and again ordered him to abide by the strict conditions of the arrangement. [18]
On 31 August 2022, Slater was charged with two new counts of common assault and one count of attempting to stalk or intimidate intending fear of physical or mental harm after he allegedly assaulted a man at Frenchs Forest on Sydney's northern beaches.[19]
On 22 September 2022, Slater was arrested for allegedly breaching bail. New South Wales Police applied for an interim apprehended violence order to protect the woman he was with at the time of his arrest.[20]
On 9 November 2022, Slater was convicted of domestic violence charges, using a carriage service to harass, stalking or intimidating and common assault at Manly Local Court. Slater also had two counts of common assault and one count of attempting to stalk or intimidate, relating to an incident at a northern beaches hospital in July, dismissed on mental health grounds. The magistrate described the convictions as "warranted" and "expected by the community", saying that repeated domestic violence offending cannot go unpunished. Slater was sentenced to a two-year jail sentence to be served in the community.[21]
On 31 March 2023, Slater was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer and two counts of obstructing police following a confrontation at Noosa Heads.[22]
On 21 November 2023, Slater was sentenced over the police altercation in Noosa Heads. The judge fined Slater $600 but did not record a conviction.[23]
On 14 April 2024, Slater was arrested and charged 19 times, the alleged charges including domestic violence offences of unlawful stalking or intimidation, breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm, choking or suffocation, and breaching bail. He was subsequently denied bail to appear again in late May[24]
On 10 December 2024, Slater was charged with 14 counts of contravening a domestic violence order, five counts of common assault (domestic violence), one of breaching bail, two of driving a vehicle with a drug in his system, one of driving while over the general alcohol limit and one of being in charge of a vehicle while over the general alcohol limit. The allegations stem from incidents in April, Slater who is currently on remand will face court on 26th of Feb 2025[25]
On 22 April 2025, Slater was sentenced to four years and released with the jail term partly suspended in lieu of the time of 375 days already served while waiting for the trial to be completed, he was released with the condition that any serious offences over the next 5 years will be grounds for him to serve the full sentence. [26]
On 1 December 2025, Slater's lifetime membership of Cricket NSW was revoked and he was removed from the organisation's hall of fame due to his prior domestic violence charges.[27]
