Belvoir paceman Cameron McCormack says he will have to change after being handed a two-game suspension.
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The fiery quick was reported against Wodonga on November 3 and faced a charge of breaching the association’s code of behaviour.
He served the first match in last Saturday’s loss to Tallangatta and will miss the round five home clash against St Patrick’s.
McCormack dismissed former Belvoir team-mate Mitch Dinneen and then allegedly verbally abused the batsman and made contact.
“Mitch Dinneen hit a return catch, I’ve taken a blinder in front of my face, I don’t know how I caught it and I think I got carried away after that,” he said.
“Like the catch was that good in front of my face and I sort of just ran toward him to give him a bit of a send-off, there was no thinking of making contact or anything with him, if anything he stopped and I kept going.”
The 34-year-old was asked if he made contact with Dinneen.
“If we did, it was like brushing sleeves,” he said.
McCormack, one of the association’s straight shooters when it comes to talking openly, was then quizzed if he suffers from ‘white live fever’ (changing personality and becoming more aggressive on the field).
“Yep,” he deadpanned.
It’s his second suspension in successive seasons after he was outed for one game for disputing an umpire’s decision.
He admits he must now change his style.
“Yeah definitely, just keeping the emotions in check really,” he said.
“It’s the end of the old-school cricketer that I am, it’s a bit of a different generation, but I expected the penalty for sure.”
McCormack, who finished 19th last season in the bowling stakes with 20 wickets at 23, will return against New City on November 24.
“We’ll tell Cam to obviously keep the passion, but he just needs to channel it in different areas,” Belvoir captain Zac Simmonds said.
“He’s a passionate bloke, we still want him to bowl with passion and play with a bit of passion, but he just needs to be a bit smarter and use it in a different way.”
McCormack was certainly missed against Tallangatta, which passed the Eagles’ total of 159 six wickets down.
“It’s the same with any team if your opening bowler gets you off to a good start and can take a couple of early wickets or restrict the runs, it sets you up for the rest of the game,” Simmonds said.
Belvoir sits just inside the top six after splitting the first four games.
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