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Barker is banned for anti-doping violation
Birmingham Mail
|April 17, 2025
FORMER Warwickshire all-rounder Keith Barker has been banned following an anti-doping violation, it has been revealed.
The 38-year-old has not played since testing positive for a prohibited substance and being provisionally suspended in July last year.
UK Anti-Doping has now confirmed that, following a hearing on March 5 this year, Barker was handed a backdated 12-month suspension from July 4.
This story is from the April 17, 2025 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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