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Jofra Archer All Set To Be Fined By ECB For Wearing Wrong Coloured Socks

Arnav Chopra

Jofra Archer (Source: @CountyChamp/x.com)Jofra Archer (Source: @CountyChamp/x.com)

After returning to cricket after a gap of 1501 days, English spearhead pacer Jofra Archer made a massive blunder. Featuring in the ongoing County Championship Division One for Sussex, Archer is likely to be punished by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for wearing the wrong coloured socks.

Archer In Line To Be Fined By The English Board

After returning to red-ball cricket following a 1501-day gap, the lethal pacer from England, Jofra Archer, has made headlines again, but not for a cricketing reason. Playing in the 2025 County Championship Division One match against Durham at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, Archer played with the wrong-colored socks.

Batting 34 deliveries, Archer scored 31 in the first innings for Sussex and he came back to bowl 18 overs, giving away 31 runs and taking one wicket, dismissing opener Emilio Gay for 37 after trapping him in front of the stumps.

However, the 30-year-old made a rookie error as he wore black socks on the field, which is prohibited according to English Cricket's County Championship regulations, which specifically mention that 'socks must be white or light gray only'.

This could have some implications, as the pacer might be given a warning or likely fined a percentage of his match fees for this game.

Archer To be Back In English Setup

After his decent performance in this game, it is likely that Archer would be getting a recall into the English side, as he missed out on a massive amount of cricket due to recurring injuries. It is also likely that Archer might feature in the second Test against India, which will be played in Birmingham from the 2nd of July.

It is worth mentioning that in the ongoing Test against England, the Indian skipper Shubman Gill also wore black coloured socks, as he scored a scintillating century, but is also in contention to be fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the conclusion of the first Test, as regulations mention that the socks in international Test matches 'should be white, cream, or light gray'.