Police asked to look into racist abuse suffered by cricket star Jofra Archer

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Zealand Cricket has lodged a complaint with police after England's star bowler Jofra Archer suffered racist abuse last week.Hours after
the first Test ended at Bay Oval, the 24-year-old had tweeted: "A bit disturbing hearing racial insults today whilst battling to help save
my team
The crowd was been amazing this week except for that one guy."Archer also said that the fan had later contacted him on Instagram.Image:Jofra
Archer was taking part in his first overseas TestNew Zealand Cricket says its investigation has failed to find the spectator responsible -
despite reviewing CCTV footage, audio and social media posts, and interviewing bystanders.It has now passed over all of the information it
has gathered to the police.NZC chief executive David White said: "What happened to Jofra was reprehensible and has led to a general
upscaling of security around the area of racial abuse at all our international venues."Should the person responsible ever reoffend, we
believe we have enough information to link him to the Bay Oval incident."Mr White has also vowed that the spectator responsible for the
abuse would be banned "from all its international venues for a lengthy period" if he was conclusively identified.Image:Jofra Archer said it
was 'a bit disturbing' to hear racial insultsArcher, who burst on to the international scene during the summer as England won the Cricket
World Cup, had disappointed with the ball - taking just 1-107 from 42 overs.The tourists were bowled out for 197 as they fell to an innings
and 65-run defeat at Mount Maunganui, losing a flurry of wickets to collapse from 121-4 to 138-8.New Zealand won the series 1-0 as the
second Test in Hamilton was drawn.