Cricketers' cycle challenge in memory of Tom Maynard
Cricketers including Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff will cycle from Cardiff to London starting today to raise money for the Tom Maynard Trust.
Friends and teammates to cycle for Maynard trust
A group of Tom Maynard's friend and former teammates are to cycle from Cardiff to London to raise money for young cricketers.
Mourners gather to remember Welsh cricketer
Friends and relatives gather at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff to remember Welsh cricketer Tom Maynard. He died last month in London.
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Inquest returns verdict of accidental death
An inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court has returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Cardiff-born cricketer Tom Maynard.
Maynard, who had been widely tipped as a future England international, was found dead near Wimbledon Park station on the London Underground District line shortly after 5am on Monday June 18 last year.
The inquest heard he was struck by a train as he attempted to flee police after driving while on a cocktail of drink and drugs.
The 23-year-old Surrey batsman suffered multiple injuries caused by the impact of the train and from touching a live electric railway line, Westminster Coroner's Court heard.
He was stopped by police less than an hour before his death when his black Mercedes was seen driving erratically but the sports star fled the vehicle.
A post-mortem examination showed he was nearly four times the legal limit to drive and had also taken cocaine and ecstasy in the form of MDMA after a night out with two team-mates.
Tests on hair samples indicted Mr Maynard may have been a daily user of drugs in the three and a half months before his death, the inquest heard.
Latest on the inquest of Tom Maynard
An inquest into the death of Cardiff-born cricketer Tom Maynard has heard he was electrocuted before being hit by a tube train as he tried to flee police.
Paul Brand is at Westminster Coroner's Court.
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Professional Cricketers' Association statement
– Angus Porter, PCA Chief ExecutiveWe, along with Surrey CCC, Glamorgan CCC and the ECB have supported everyone impacted both directly and indirectly by Tom's death, collectively with bereavement counselling, and individually where necessary.
Amongst the headlines which will inevitably be generated by the inquest findings, consideration must now be given to the Maynard family who are experiencing a further wave of tragedy. We must all now move forward and remember Tom as a tremendously talented young man who had so much to look forward to. We must focus on building a positive legacy in his memory.
Maynard family:'Inquest results do not define our son'
The Maynard family have released the following statement:
"The results of the inquest do not define our son. The fact that so very many people thought the world of him is what defines him as a person.
"The only people who would judge Tom on the findings of the inquest are people who didn't know him. He made choices that night that tragically cost him his life but his devastated family and friends will love and miss him unconditionally, always.
"He was a very special person and his death leaves a huge hole in all our lives."
Surrey captain 'wasn't aware' of drug misuse
Richard Morgan tweeting from the inquest of Tom Maynard has said:
"Rory Hamilton-Brown, captain of Surrey, also says he wasn't aware of any drugs misuse by Tom Maynard."
Fellow cricketer 'unaware' of Maynard using cocaine
by Richard Morgan"England cricketer Jade Dernbach now giving evidence. Says he was "unaware" of Tom Maynard using cocaine, and had never seen him do so."
"Jade Dernbach said Surrey did carry out drugs testing - says sometimes there were 8-10 tests per year, sometimes one or two, with no warning."
"Dernbach says he's surprised by the results of toxicology tests. Says he didn't know anything about drug use."
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Welsh cricketer was 'four times over the legal limit' to drive
A county cricketer was electrocuted on a railway line before being struck by a train as he attempted to flee police, an inquest heard today.
Tom Maynard was found near Wimbledon Park station on the London Underground District line shortly after 5am on Monday, June 18 last year.
The 23-year-old Surrey batsman was electrocuted after stepping on a live track before his lifeless body was hit by a train, causing him to die from multiples injuries, Westminster Coroner's Court heard.
He'd earlier been stopped by police nearby after his black Mercedes was seen driving erratically.
A post-mortem examination showed he was nearly four times the legal limit to drive and had also taken cocaine and ecstasy in the form of MDMA after a night out with his two flatmates in Wandsworth, south London.
Tom Maynard's girlfriend arriving at his inquest
Hair samples suggest 'regular use of cocaine'
Richard Morgan reporting from the Tom Maynard inquest has tweeted:
"Hair samples suggested 'regular use of cocaine' over three and a half month period."
"Pathologist states that Tom Maynard had high levels of alcohol in his blood, as well as traces of cocaine and ecstasy."
"Surrey physiotherapist says in a statement that Tom Maynard did "not have a single arrogant bone in his body."
Maynard 'enjoyed socialising and enjoying himself'
by Paul Brand - ITV London reporterTom Maynard's father, the former England international Matthew Maynard, has said it is important his son is "remembered as a person as well as a cricketer" in a statement read at his inquest.
"He enjoyed socialising and to drink alcohol at the right times and to enjoy himself with the lads," Matthew Maynard added.
It was after a night of socialising that Tom Maynard abandoned his car after being spotted by police and was found on the train line at Wimbledon, south-west London.
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