Possible match-fixing?

[Wallaby]

I wonder how people would respond if a top international side went out in a fairly meaningless one-day tournament on the sub-continent (with no one watching), against one of the minnows and gave away 41 wides? (Total extras was exactly 50).

Particularly when, in their last 15 or so games, the most wides they had conceded was 12?

Definitely seems suss.

Well, that's what the Australian women did last night. It just seems so bizarre. Playing Sri Lanka (who are very weak).

The previous most extras the Australian women had EVER conceded was 34. The most wides they had EVER previously conceded was 22 (they have only bowled more than 20 wides 3 times in 290 matches).

I'm sure it's harmless - but if it was the Pakistani men (for example) we'd all be smirking and saying "Sure,.........".

 

[Bomberboyokay]

There is a vibe on this board that bad s**t only happens with Asian players.

 

[Wolfs]

Well the board pays you peanuts. There is a chance.

 

[Aussie_boy]

It definitely looks a little suspicious. For what it's worth the 41 wides came from 25 deliveries. So that is 1 ball wide every 2 overs. Of those 25 deliveries, 16 came from one end so perhaps wind conditions played a part? I wouldn't be jumping to any sort of conclusion though.

 

[The_Reaper]

The thing is that you can't really judge anything without actually seeing the match.

Some of the accusations against Pakistan (eg the 2009/10 Sydney Test) are because we all watched that match in particular the field settings and Kamran Akmal.

 

[big_e]

I wonder how people would respond if a top international side went out in a fairly meaningless one-day tournament on the sub-continent (with no one watching), against one of the minnows and gave away 41 wides? (Total extras was exactly 50).

Particularly when, in their last 15 or so games, the most wides they had conceded was 12?

Definitely seems suss.

Well, that's what the Australian women did last night. It just seems so bizarre. Playing Sri Lanka (who are very weak).

The previous most extras the Australian women had EVER conceded was 34. The most wides they had EVER previously conceded was 22 (they have only bowled more than 20 wides 3 times in 290 matches).

I'm sure it's harmless - but if it was the Pakistani men (for example) we'd all be smirking and saying "Sure,.........".

Might help to get your facts straight.

Firstly, Australia won the game.

Secondly, it wasn't meaningless, as this win meant we qualified for the World Cup.

Thirdly, conditions looked tricky, with a fair bit of wind and the ball moving around a lot.

Sometimes, weird s**t happens in a cricket match. Doesn't always mean that there is a conspiracy afoot.

 

[FRUMPY]

Australians don't cheat ever, just ask the Australian media. Hell, Warnie's mum is the perfect example. Hell, we are supposed to feel sorry for Essendon

 

[Sammo360]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-championship-2014-16/content/story/1060913.html

5/115 to all out chasing 127. Is that suss?

 

[ioppolo]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-championship-2014-16/content/story/1060913.html

5/115 to all out chasing 127. Is that suss?

Were they out via good bowling or bad shots? Hard to say when you haven't seen footage.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-championship-2014-16/content/story/1060913.html

5/115 to all out chasing 127. Is that suss?

Why should it be? Collapses aren't exactly rare in cricket.

 

[Wallaby]

Might help to get your facts straight.

Firstly, Australia won the game.

Secondly, it wasn't meaningless, as this win meant we qualified for the World Cup.

Thirdly, conditions looked tricky, with a fair bit of wind and the ball moving around a lot.

Sometimes, weird s**t happens in a cricket match. Doesn't always mean that there is a conspiracy afoot.

The point I was making is not that Australia won or lost the game. It was the huge number of wides that were bowled (I should have called the Thread 'Spot-fixing' rather than match-fixing).

Australia was always going to win the game - Sri Lankan women are nowhere near the top nations yet.