Brydon Carse will not face charges after police drop investigation into alleged assault

Brydon Carse will not face any charges after Derbyshire police dropped an investigation into an alleged assault in Derby city centre last month.

The fast bowler was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly during a night out with his Durham teammates after a County Championship win over Derbyshire, which led to him being dropped from the England squad for the 3-0 Test series win over Pakistan.

Carse had been a non-playing member of the squad for the first Test at Headingley before being released to play for Durham, who beat Derbyshire by 338 runs to close in on promotion from Division Two, which has since been secured.

“However, the man was de-arrested shortly afterwards having agreed to leave the area.”

On the following Wednesday, the police gave a further statement, which added: “We are investigating allegations of an assault in Derby city centre. No arrests have yet been made and the investigation is ongoing.”

The matter is now closed, however, with no action to be taken. In a statement released on Friday, the police said: “An investigation into reports of an assault in Derby city centre has been closed. Officers attended Molly Malone’s in The Wardwick, Derby, in the early hours of Sunday, 23 August.”

Carse will face a further investigation from the Cricket Regulator to determine whether he will be subject to any disciplinary action from the England and Wales Cricket Board, which employs him on a two-year central contract that has 12 months to run. Carse was left out of the England squad for this month’s T20 and one-day international series against Sri Lanka, despite being available for selection, with the white-ball head coach, Brendon McCullum, saying this week that he had to “work through the issues” around his arrest.