Bermuda Under-18 cricket coach Andre Manders has been temporarily relieved of his duties for disciplinary reasons.The former Western Stars and Somerset Cup Match batsman was due to travel with the Under-18 national squad to next month’s ICC Americas Under-18 Match Play Tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.However, as further punishment for his involvement in a brawl that forced a First Division match between Western Stars and Flatts to be abandoned, Manders was relieved of his duties and replaced by national coach David Moore who will travel to Florida with the team instead.It is understood that Manders is due to meet with his superiors at Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) in the near future to discuss his future with the national programme.Manders declined to comment when reached while the BCB had yet to reply to e-mailed questions on the matter at press time yesterday.Manders, who has been coaching at the national youth level for nearly two decades, was reprimanded by the BCB’s disciplinary committee after being found guilty of displaying conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game during the abandoned First Division match between Stars and Flatts.Manders son Tre, who is among the 14 players chosen to represent Bermuda’s Under 18s in Florida, was also reprimanded for using obscene, offensive and insulting language or gestures during the same match.Flatts pair Kevin Hurdle and Rahji Edness were also punished for their involvement in the brawl that marred the opening weekend of the 2012 cricket season. Hurdle was banned for a year and two 50 over matches after being found guilty of physical assault of another player and showing serious dissent at an umpire’s decision. Edness was banned for two 50 over matches for using obscene, offensive and insulting language or gestures.Flatts lost their appeal against Hurdle’s ban but are considering taking their case to the Ministry of Sports Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) arbitration panel in the hope of having their player’s punishment reduced.There were no official umpires at the May 6 abandoned match between Stars and Flatts at St John’s Field.During the game, Stars batsman Tre Manders stood his ground after he was adjudged to have been run out by stand-in umpire Wayne Campbell.It is then alleged that heated words were exchanged between the batsman and Edness which resulted with the former threatening to strike the latter with the bat.It is understood that Hurdle eventually stepped in to separate the two men but is alleged to have been shoved by Manders’ father Andre who is Stars’ player/coach.In retaliation Hurdle is alleged to have kicked the senior Manders before Campbell eventually decided that enough was enough and pulled stumps.Stars batsman Tre stood his ground after being told to do so by his father who was serving as stand-in square leg umpire.“I told Tre to stay because the ball had crossed the boundary for a four and I was trying to signal this to the umpire who didn’t see it,” the senior Manders said in a previous interview with this newspaper. “The Flatts players were also unsure and that’s what started the dispute.”The Stars player/coach, though, denies shoving 2007 World Cup player Hurdle.“I didn’t shove Kevin,” he said. “Why would I do something like that as an umpire?”