Cricket: ECB chief vows to combat corruption

Chairman Giles Clarke insists his organisation will do everything in its power to combat corruption.

LONDON: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Chairman Giles Clarke insists his organisation will do everything in its power to combat the growing threat of corruption. After former Essex player Mervyn Westfield this week admitted accepting £6,000 to spot-fix a match between his county and Durham, Clarke believes efforts to deal with corruption must be renewed. “The need for being vigilant is total,” he said. “It can’t be allowed to exist in our game. I think that many players simply might not have thought [about it] seriously because they wouldn’t have regarded it as real.” Clarke added that the ECB would not take any action against Westfield until after he had been sentenced by the judge on February 10.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 16^th, 2012.