Van der Merwe suspended after failing alcohol test

South Africa allrounder and Twenty20 specialist Roelof van der Merwe has been suspended from the Brisbane Heat for one match in Australia's Big Bash League after failing a roadside alcohol breath test early on New Year's Day, the day after his 27th birthday.

Queensland Cricket said van der Merwe was found guilty of a charge of detrimental conduct under its code of behaviour. In addition to the suspension, he was ordered to pay a "significant fine."

Van der Merwe, a middle-order batsman and slow left-arm bowler, will go to court later this month.

He has represented South Africa in limited-overs internationals and played with the Delhi Daredevils and the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.