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County game faces bigger threat from match-fixing than international cricket, says ECB anti-corruption official
Cricket News on The Telegraph &bull Dec 15, 2011
The threat of match-fixing is greater in county cricket than the international game, according to a key member of the England and Wales Cricket Board's new anti-corruption unit. The unit was set up in response to the spot-fixing scandal that… Full Story »
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Fixing is more around the domestic game: Watts
Cricket News on rediff &bull Dec 15, 2011
ECB's anti-corruption chief Chris Watts feels it would be "naive" to believe that county cricket had not been affected by corruption and said that the domestic league is at greater risk of falling prey to match-fixing than the international circuit.… Full Story »
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County cricket at risk of match-fixing, warns ECB anti-corruption head
Cricket News on Guardian UK &bull Dec 15, 2011
County cricket is at greater risk of match-fixing than the international game, according to the head of the ECB's new anti-corruption unit. Match-fixing is a greater risk in county cricket than in the international game, according to head of the… Full Story »
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Afridi refused to be drawn into Mazhar Majeed's cricket match-fixing web
vCricket &bull Dec 15, 2011
Melbourne, Dec 15: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said that he had refused to meet with convicted cricket match-fixer Mazhar Majeed after hearing rumours about the agent's rogue operations. Majeed, who along with Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and… Full Story »
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Counties 'at greater fixing risk'
Cricket News on BBC Sport &bull Dec 15, 2011
The England and Wales Cricket Board's new anti-corruption chief believes the county game is at more risk from match-fixing than international cricket. Former Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield is due to stand trial in January over allegations of spot-fixing in a… Full Story »
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Criminal offence or misdemeanour - where is the line?
Cricket Web Features &bull Dec 12, 2011
In the wake of the imprisonment of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif Martin looks back at the old controversy involving Shane Warne and Mark Waugh. Full Story »
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Misbah proud as 'friends' outgun Bangladesh
Cricket 365 &bull Dec 12, 2011
Captain Misbah-ul-Haq cherished a fine all-round effort on the field and a welcome sense of unity off the field after Pakistan romped to a hefty innings and 184-run win over Bangladesh in Chittagong on Monday. All out for a mere 135 in their first innings and faced with a monstrous… Full Story »
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Butt, Amir's appeal to be heard on Wednesday
Cricket News on rediff &bull Nov 22, 2011
Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt [ Images ] and Mohammad Amir will appear at the Court of Appeal in London [ Images ] on Wednesday to contest the sentences imposed on them after being found guilty of spot-fixing earlier this month.… Full Story »
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Lorgat to leave cricket council post next year
Cricket News on Dream Cricket &bull Nov 22, 2011
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat addresses a press conference at the International Cricket Council (ICC) headquarters in Dubai on November 1. DUBAI (AFP) - International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat is to stand down from the position on June 30, 2012, the ICC… Full Story »
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ICC chief Lorgat to quit in 2012
Cricket News on BBC Sport &bull Nov 22, 2011
Lorgat said he was "disappointed" over the postponement of the 2013 Test World Championship but insisted he would be leaving the sport in good health. I am confident that with the strategic restructures we have undertaken all three formats can… Full Story »
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ICC must protect Tests - Anderson
Cricket News on BBC Sport &bull Nov 21, 2011
England pace bowler James Anderson says the International Cricket Council has a responsibility to prevent the Test game from being overtaken by one-dayers. We play a lot of one-day cricket - last year we played the Ashes, seven one-dayers in… Full Story »
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Pakistan axe Riaz for Bangladesh tour
vCricket &bull Nov 21, 2011
Pakistan on Monday axed Wahab Riaz from the squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh after he was named in connection with a spot-fixing scandal in England. The fast bowler, who took five wickets against India in the World Cup… Full Story »
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Mohammad Talha Called Up For Bangladesh Tour
Cricket World &bull Nov 21, 2011
Riaz, along with discarded wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal, was one of the players mentioned during the recent spot-fixing trial that saw Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt handed custodial sentences for their part in a spot-fixing plot. The Pakistan Cricket… Full Story »
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Mentor confident of Amir comeback, eventually
Cricket 365 &bull Nov 18, 2011
After earning himself a career-threatening, five-year ban and a prison sentence for match-fixing, disgraced Pakistani paceman Mohammad Amir has at least one supporter who believes he can return to international cricket. The 19-year-old Amir, along with team captain Salman Butt… Full Story »
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Disgraced Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir to appeal jail sentences on Nov 23
Cricket News on The Telegraph &bull Nov 18, 2011
Former Pakistan captain Butt and fast bowler Amir were sentenced to 30 months and six months respectively earlier this month for their part in a scam to bowl deliberate no-balls in a Test match against England. Another Pakistan player, Mohammad… Full Story »
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Latif blasts Condon over delayed fixing claims
Cricket News on Dream Cricket &bull Nov 18, 2011
KARACHI (AFP) - Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif on Friday lashed out at a former ICC anti-corruption chief for taking a decade to reveal that all top international teams were involved in fixing, not just Pakistan. Paul Condon, the founding… Full Story »
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Butt and Aamer appeals heard next week
Cricket News on Dream Cricket &bull Nov 18, 2011
Former Pakistan Test cricket captain Salman Butt arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London on November 3. LONDON (AFP) - Britain's top judge will next Wednesday hear appeals by Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamer against their sentences for… Full Story »
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Date Set For Amir And Butt's Appeal Hearing
Cricket World &bull Nov 18, 2011
Having filed appeals against the lengths of their custodial sentences, former Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt will have their cases heard on Wednesday, 23rd November. Butt was found guilty of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt… Full Story »
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Book Review: Caught Out - By Brian Radford
Cricket Columns on Dream Cricket &bull Nov 17, 2011
It is an eerie feeling reading this rather lurid book even as the sentence is being passed down on the three Pakistan cricketers, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, by a court in London on corruption and fixing charges of which they have been found guilty. The entire murky 'spot-fixing' episode from last year's Lord's Test match involving seemingly innocuous no-balls bowled deliberately for high stakes warrants… Full Story »
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All nations fixed matches, not just Pakistan - Condon
Cricket News on Dream Cricket &bull Nov 17, 2011
LONDON (AFP) - All of cricket's leading countries were involved in the fixing of major matches, not just Pakistan, the sport's former chief anti-corruption investigator said Tuesday. In the late 1990s, Test and World Cup matches were being routinely fixed," Paul Condon, the founding head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, said… Full Story »
