WARNING: Coarse language
Former Australian cricketing great Stuart MacGill intimidated a Sydney bar owner and called her a “c**t” after she allegedly stalked him for a year, a court has been told.
Mr MacGill, 51, faced Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday for the first day of a hearing in which he will fight the charges of intimidation and using offensive language in a public place.
Police allege the legendary spin bowler and his friend Stephen Kerlin, 54, verbally abused Samantha Lorraine Ford on Kent St in Sydney.
The two men are accused of approaching the woman, who is Mr Kerlin’s former partner, outside the Lord Nelson pub on February 1.
Around 6pm, police allege the men launched into a “colourful attack” on Ms Ford in which Mr…