Published: Jul 06, 2016, 01:53 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 06, 2016, 02:04 PM (IST)
In its constant endeavour of cleansing cricket and keeping it healthy, Cricket Australia (CA) has banned two players and suspended another cricketer for breaching its Anti-Corruption Code and betting on cricket. The suspended cricketers are South Australian Joel Logan and women cricketers, Victorian Hayley Jensen and Tasmanian Corinne Hall, as CA continues its zero tolerance approach to players placing bets on the game. ALSO SEE: VIDEO: When Ajinkya Rahane rendered support to Virat Kohli to fight ‘fire with fire’ against Mitchell Johnson
All-rounder Jensen pleaded guilty to placing one bet on the result of Brisbane Test between Australia and New Zealand last November, while Hall placed two bets during last year’s Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, a local tournament. Jensen has played four ODIs and nine T20s for the country of her origin New Zealand. ALSO READ: Infographic: Australia’s splendid run in ODIs since 2015.
Logan, a fast bowler for South Australia’s age-group teams, admitted to placing two bets on the ICC World Twenty20 in March, but he being a Futures League Player contracted on a match-by-match basis, CA opted to wholly suspend his ban for two years, meaning the 21-year-old cricketer will be able to continue participating in Australian cricket subject to no further breaches of the Code.
“We take a proactive, zero-tolerance approach to maintaining the integrity of our sport and this includes any form of betting on cricket globally,” Cricket Australia’s Head of Integrity Iain Roy said. He further added: “We continually remind players that betting on any form of cricket is strictly prohibited and this is written into our Anti-Corruption Code.” The players have accepted the seriousness of their errors and have voluntarily accepted their sanctions. They will now undertake CA’s anti-corruption education or rehabilitation programs.
