So those who sat on their high horses pointing fingers at the IPL and how corrupt it was (and dont get me wrong, it probably has loads of dodgy bets placed), looks like the same was happening in that lovely, role model for the sport, County Cricket..
Now we have Vincent (New Zealand) and Arif (Pakistan), caught fixing county games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27526347
This coming after the Westfield\Kaneria scandal, I've said it before and I'll say it again...its the PLAYERS which need to clean up the sport. If the player do not take bribes, and fix games, then it doesent mater if its an Indian Bookie, a Polish Syndicate, a Chinese group etc.... throwing money at them...the sport would be clean.
p.s. hopefully the punishment is standard this time..rather than 1 rule for one, and another rule for another (just take the Westfield punishment, in comparison to that of the 3 Pakistan players caught)
The sport, as a whole, need's to address this....disgusting.
County Cricket Fixed...
posted on 23/5/14
It is well known that spot fixing was started in county cricket. Many players have fixed games but if there English then ECB will brush it under the carpet.
posted on 23/5/14
Agree Kash..
Westfield was "influenced by Kaneria", so its not so bad..absolute rubbish.
If someone kept telling me to stab a guy, would the punishement be less, because someone kept telling me to?? I dont think so.
I get the feeling, the cash was more of an infulence that Kaneria.....would Westfield have done it for nothing?? Regardless of what Kaneria said?
tbh, same question could be asked of Amir.
posted on 23/5/14
a while ago when it use to be 3 day county cricket. if they lost a day to the weather and there was 2 days remaining.. captains use to forfeit innings. so a result could be attained. to me that coulda been used to fix games. how many bookies would have had the odds on a draw at that stage? and the higher odds for a positive result. all that meant is a one team batted poorly (maybe on purpose) and the opposition won.
posted on 23/5/14
Were Indian bookies involved?
posted on 23/5/14
comment by Robbie84 (U17946)
posted 41 minutes ago
Were Indian bookies involved?
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Most likely
posted on 23/5/14
But adding to that, if its not an Indian Bookie, it coudl be a Chinese group, a Rsussian group, its gambling and money, as long as somethingis fixed and peopel can make money, they'd bet on anything.
The PLAYERS are the ones who clean up cricket
posted on 24/5/14
Exactly. Players need to take the blame fully. No ifs and buts.
All these scandals makes me think how many of the players are clean. Im sure the top players are also involved, atleast some, and most probably the boards and ICC combined are putting this under the carpet. If a big player is exposed, then its going to affect the image of cricket and all these sponsors and investors that cricket has will take a beating.
posted on 20/6/14
Why do you think *** ****** was bumped off during that tour of West Indies?
The game of cricket is corrupt to the core.
As is football