The punishment imposed on St George’s Cup Match all-rounder Treadwell Gibbons jr is a “slap on the wrist” and “sends the wrong message”.This according to past cricket greats Cal (Bummy) Symonds and Lee Raynor who have spoken out over the two-year suspended Cup Match ban and fine (50 percent of match fee) imposed on the player whose behaviour shocked players and fans alike during this year’s game.Hall of Fame cricketer and former St George’s Cup Match skipper Symonds said that Gibbons’ actions warranted harsher punishment.“They gave him a suspended sentence which I think is wrong,” he said. “He should be banned for a year from Cup Match and not given a pat on the back.“I don’t think the club took the right action and are sending the wrong message because he can still play Cup Match next year when he should be banned for a year.”Gibbons, who has a history of disciplinary run-ins stretching back a decade, stood his ground after being given out by umpire Richard Austin for a catch behind in the slips, a decision the batsman strongly disputed.Following consultations between the umpires and Somerset skipper Jekon Edness, Gibbons continued to show his displeasure and subsequently vented his anger towards the Somerset players, waving his bat as he approached them before batting partner, captain Oronde Bascome, intervened and urged his team-mate to leave the field.Gibbons was eventually escorted off the pitch where he had a heated exchange with a spectator near the clubhouse that was prevented from escalating by police.“He’s such a talented cricketer and I don’t know what made him explode like that,” added Symonds, who led St George’s to eight Cup Match victories in the 1960s. “They should’ve gave him a year off with the help of some type of anger management course.“When you hit the ball you have to walk and when you don’t hit the ball and the umpire gives you out you still have to walk — it’s the laws of the game. Had he walked none of this would’ve happened.”Raynor, who featured in the highest partnership in Cup Match (229) with the late Rupert Scotland, said he was baffled by the punishment St George’s imposed on Gibbons.“This is terrible,” he said. “This is a slap on the wrist and sends the wrong message out to our players and if you continue on letting things like this happen and there are only small repercussions then it will come back to haunt you.“I think St George’s have got it wrong and I’m confused how they came about that. It seems like they do not want to do the right thing and it’s going to humbug the whole spirit of the game.“We all know this wasn’t right and all they had to do was denounce it. But they haven’t really denounced the negativity and I can’t explain why.”Should Gibbons have any infractions within the two year period the ban will be activated.