Match fixing might've reared its ugly head again

[Cooldude]

Well, I know you're inncoent til proven guilty, but with this....

Match-fixing fears after cash found
From correspondents in Colombo
December 21, 2003

A SRI LANKAN batsman denied today he was engaged in match-fixing after a large amount of cash was found in his hotel room amid the ongoing series against England.

The hotel has said it found 1.1 million rupees ($15,000) in the room occupied by Marvan Atapattu, the skipper of Sri Lanka's One-Day International team.

The Sri Lankan cricket board was told yesterday about the discovery, which was made just after the team left the hotel following the Kandy Test a week ago.

Sri Lankan team manager Ajit Jayasekara said the governing body of the sport here had asked the police to investigate.

There was no immediate word from the police.

Atapattu denied the money belonged to him.

"I've never carried such huge amounts of money while playing. Others have occupied that room before me and after I left the hotel. That money doesn't belong to me.

"I've always been against match-fixing and have never been involved with bookies or match-fixers."


I'm not saying Attapatu is a cheat, but if he did cheat, Sri Lanka isn't a good little nice country Tony Greig thinks it is no longer?

 

[Cupestar]

hmmm...now if he was getting paid off, why on earth would he leave the money in his room and not take off with it?

 

[Freo Big Fella]

I think it would take a fair effort to actually throw one of the tests with England playing as badly as they are.