Australian cricket great Stuart MacGill spared jail time over supplying cocaine
MacGill was convicted of supplying drugs for a deal between his regular supplier and his brother-in-law in April 2021. He appeared at Downing Centre District Court where a statement from former test captain Steve Waugh supported his former colleague.
MacGill was sentenced to an intensive corrections order of one year and 10 months. MacGill must complete 495 hours of community service work and undergo drug testing as part of the order, in lieu of a prison term.
The former legspinner, who began using cocaine after he retired from cricket, was found guilty in March of supplying an indictable quantity of the drug.
A jury determined the 54-year-old MacGill knew about the deal between his regular dealer and his brother-in-law but was oblivious to the fact a 1kg brick was changing hands. He was acquitted of taking part in a large commercial drug supply.
His role in the lucrative cocaine deal led to his alleged violent kidnapping days later. He was shoved into the back of a car by several men and taken to an abandoned building in Sydney's western suburbs, where he was assaulted and threatened before being released.
Six days later, MacGill went to police but denied any involvement in the drug deal. He was arrested in 2023.
Judge Nicole Noman said Friday that MacGill played an indispensable role setting up the cocaine deal.
"His role was essential to bring the parties together and for the transaction to occur," she said. "The offender's colossal lapse of judgment has been causative of a very public fall from grace."
MacGill's international career from 1988 to 2008 which featured 208 wickets in 44 test matches was largely overshadowed by fellow Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, who is second on the list of all-time leading wicket takers in test cricket.
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