ICC ban Sam Billings from using multicoloured gloves

England's T20 vice-captain has been banned from using his recycled, eco-friendly Gray-Nicolls gloves

England's T20 vice-captain, Sam Billings has been banned from using his recycled, eco-friendly Gray-Nicolls gloves.

Ahead of the series opener, match referee Andy Pycroft informed the wicketkeeper-batsman that the multicoloured mitts were deemed illegal by ICC standards.

Regulations require that 50 percent or more of gloves in white-ball internationals ‘must be white, or the same colour as the base colour of the relevant team’s playing shirt’.

We are delighted to say that England vice-captain @sambillings will be wearing the Off-Cut Pro Gloves during the IT20 series in New Zealand ♻️🥊 pic.twitter.com/RtUtjACTD5

— Gray-Nicolls 🏏 (@graynics) October 25, 2019

Billings’ gloves are comprised of lucid green, purple, blue, orange and silver materials.

The Kent man donned the gloves in the two warm-up matches which preceded the five-match contest but was forced to send for a white pair in Christchurch in order to comply with ICC regulations.

Billings registered scores of 27 and 28 in the two warm-up fixtures at Lincoln before hitting an unbeaten 14 in England’s seven-wicket win at Hagley Oval on Friday.

The second match of the series takes place at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, starting at 1am GMT on Sunday.