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Mon, May 19 2014
How long have fixing and betting surrounded the game of cricket?
Here are some of the earliest instances of fixing in cricket.
Fri, June 07 2013
Match-fixing before IPL: Alfred Mynn’s misdemeanours in 1840s and 1850s
With the shady deals surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) providing a murky background, Arunabha Sengupta takes a look at the earliest instance of a First-Class match being fixed — and ends up in the mid-19th century.
Fri, May 24 2013
140 years before IPL spot-fixing: Ted Pooley and cricket’s first betting-related suspension
In the wake of the betting scandals that have rocked the cricket world, and laments about the modern day corruption bringing the 'gentleman’s game’ to disrepute, Arunabha Sengupta recalls the first incident of a cricketer being suspended for throwing matches — in 1873.