William John Campbell, 40, pleaded guilty to the two attacks and was sentenced to nine months of surveillance and 60 hours of community service before the Dunedin District Court in May last year.
“I thought that was an incredibly light sentence,” Judge Jim Large said yesterday.
The man had completed only two hours of community work, which resulted in a request from the Probation Service to reconvict him.
The court had previously heard that Campbell had a note from his doctor detailing his issues with anxiety and stress.
Judge Large yesterday imposed four months of community detention – a 7-7pm curfew at an address in Caversham – and paid nearly $10,000 in fines.
He noted that Campbell had 11 convictions for assault, nearly 20 for threatening conduct and associated charges, and numerous criminal offenses.
“I wonder if you fit into the category of people called bullies,” he said. “That summary [of facts] speaks for itself.”
Campbell was wicket-holding for his team, the “Mad Magpies”, when the incident took place at Bayfield Park.
He argued with an umpire – a member of the opposing team – over a wide call and continued his rant as others on the field tried to calm him down.
He confronted the 53-year-old victim and demanded that they “solve the matter here and now”.
A second victim, who was hitting at the time, intervened and told the defendant to continue the game. He responded by punching him in the face and then hitting the referee on the head.
The game was stopped and the police were called.
The Otago Cricket Association kept Campbell sidelined for three and a half years but went back to when the violence happened, meaning he may be back on the pitch in two years.
The association confirmed that Campbell had refused to participate at any stage of the disciplinary process.