Brearley: Eradicating corruption impossible
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January 11, 2012, Wednesday
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MIKE Brearley, one of England's most successful cricket captains, said yesterday that eradicating corruption from the game was probably impossible but that was no reason to stop trying.
"There is a ruthless, insidious and dangerous underworld where a lot of money can be made by gambling on cricket. There are some very unpleasant people involved and the world's professional cricketers need to know that," said Brearley in his capacity as chairman of the MCC's World Cricket Committee which met on Sunday and Monday in Cape Town.
Brearley said the committee had spend 90 minutes with the head of the International Cricket Council's Anti Corruption and Security Unit, Ronnie Flanagan, discussing how corrupt bookmakers and gamblers operated.
"They will devise new strategies to corrupt players so we must remain vigilant," he said.
"The committee believe the problem can be contained, but probably not eradicated."
Fellow committee member and former South African batsman Barry Richards, said: "What's the alternative to fighting the cancer? Throw our arms in the air and give up?
"Way back in my era we used to say 'what happened?' when something unusual happened. Now we say 'what the hell's going on?' We desperately need to fight for the game's integrity."
"There is a ruthless, insidious and dangerous underworld where a lot of money can be made by gambling on cricket. There are some very unpleasant people involved and the world's professional cricketers need to know that," said Brearley in his capacity as chairman of the MCC's World Cricket Committee which met on Sunday and Monday in Cape Town.
Brearley said the committee had spend 90 minutes with the head of the International Cricket Council's Anti Corruption and Security Unit, Ronnie Flanagan, discussing how corrupt bookmakers and gamblers operated.
"They will devise new strategies to corrupt players so we must remain vigilant," he said.
"The committee believe the problem can be contained, but probably not eradicated."
Fellow committee member and former South African batsman Barry Richards, said: "What's the alternative to fighting the cancer? Throw our arms in the air and give up?
"Way back in my era we used to say 'what happened?' when something unusual happened. Now we say 'what the hell's going on?' We desperately need to fight for the game's integrity."
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