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International cricket has been embroiled in a club match fixing and corruption controversy, following the sensational claims made by former Black Cap Lou Vincent in Thursday’s Daily Mail.
In the article, Vincent alleges that he was offered a woman and cash to rig matches, and threatened by a top international when a fix backfired. The New Zealand batsman said 12 games around the world involved some form of match fixing. He also lifted the lid on his involvement in the scandal, telling International Cricket Council officials that he began fixing six years ago in the Twenty20 Indian Cricket League, and pinpointed exact clashes in 2008 and 2011 where he was directly involved in fixes (when he played for Lancashire and Sussex respectively).
Speaking earlier about the ICC’s anti-corruption review, Chief Executive David Richardson said: “The ICC ACSU remains a world leader in the fight against corruption in sport, and has done some outstanding work since its inception in 2000.”
“Corruption is undoubtedly the biggest threat to the sport, undermining the very values that attracts players, spectators and commercial partners, and the corruptors do not respect geographical boundaries. Accordingly, we look forward to engaging with our stakeholders to determine what more can be done in this respect, both at an international and domestic level, and how we can better coordinate and share information for the benefit of all,” added Richardson.
