Southampton Rangers stalwart Janeiro Tucker will see out a six-match ban after Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) rejected the star cricketer's appeal last week.

Rangers' appeal against the BCB's ruling to suspend their star player for allegedly bringing the game into disrepute during a Premier Division match at Southampton Oval last September ultimately fell of deaf ears, meaning Tucker will now have to sit out the next six matches at all levels.

It was the third time Tucker had landed himself in hot water with local cricket's governing body within a six-month period, while the Board's final ruling finally put an end to a matter that had dragged on for several weeks.

In March last year Tucker's World Cup experience hit a sour note when he was docked match fees for Bermuda's Group B match against Sri Lanka in Trinidad after being penalised for an off-the-field incident.

The former Somerset Cup Match skipper also served a three-match ban last season for allegedly bringing a June Premier Division contest between Rangers and St.George's at the Oval into disrepute.

Tucker's troubles have now robbed Bermuda's Stanford 20/20 squad of a key component, and his services are sure to be missed next month when the Island team take on defending champions Guyana in Antigua.

But with Bermuda tentatively scheduled to play a minimum of three matches during next month's excursion to the Caribbean, and Rangers set to defend their Kenneth Mickey Thompson Memorial Super Sevens title early next spring, the 32-year old Tucker could be eligible to resume his career by the start of the 2008 campaign at the earliest.

Late last year BCB - who are now expected to announce Bermuda's 13-man Stanford 20/20 squad this week - came under heavy criticism for their decision to push back Tucker's initial disciplinary hearing to enable the top all-rounder to tour Kenya and Dubai with the senior national squad.

The required $250 fee Rangers paid to appeal against Tucker's ban will now be donated to a charity of choice on behalf of local cricket's governing body, BCB bye-laws stipulate.