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Article: Paul Haigh: How to catch out a devious cricket type.(Sports)
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- The Racing Post (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 23, 2000
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Thrilled no doubt by the national team's recent triumph over a few sons of African farmers, most of whom were preoccupied by what was happening to their property, not to mention wives and daughters, the England and Wales Cricket Board has at last announced its plan to root out what has been described as the "cancer of betting" in the game.
The plan involves a total prohibition on betting by anyone involved as a player, umpire, groundsman, committee member or administrator.
"The game must not just be clean," said the chief executive of the Professional ...