Bookie Connection probe delayed by West Indies board
7th November, 2007
During West Indies' tour of India in Feburary 2007, the policed raised questions about allrounder Marlon Samuels' alleged bookieconnection. until they know the nature of the charge against Samuels, the WICB president Juian Hunte said that they cannot investigate the matter.
The WICB had been asked by the ICC to investigate Samuels after it received a report from the anti-corruption and security unit. The ICC did disclose that the report said that Samuels had performed "inappropriate activity" and behaved in such a way that meant it was "prejudicial to the interests of the game of cricket".
Hunte told the Jamaica Gleaner: "What the WICB has done is to write to the ICC, asking them for a copy of the report, so that we will know what Samuels has been charged with. The WICB will await receipt of the report to enable it to determine how it proceeds to carry out an investigation, if any, in terms of the Samuels affair."
The Nagpur police had charged Samuels with sending team information to an alleged bookie, on the eve of the first one-dayer in Nagpur on January 21. At the time, Samuels defended himself and said he had known the man for many years by way of a family friend. The ICC allowed Samuels to take part in the World Cup and beyond, before carrying out a final assessment.
