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[Talisman]

Good idea, far too many chuckers about...

[roco]

Fantastic idea as I've always thought bowlers under suspicion would just bowl differently in the net tests

Get it in now

[PedalsMcgrew]

I bet there are a number of bowlers around the world who are extremely worried about this............about time!

[Alvaro]

Johan Botha is off to find some whisky, a revolver and a room he can lock from the inside...

[tushar sehgal]

I hope this works...hate chuckers..

[BigBlueMachine]

Just read what Ranatunga thinks of it all!

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/quote/561779.html

[Bruce]

http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12344/7757096/BCCI-probe-fixing-claims

The BCCI have asked for footage from a television station alleging that spot fixing is occurring in the Indian Premier League.

News channel India TV claim to have carried out a sting operation on various players who have been caught on a hidden camera confessing to spot-fixing.

The channel went on to claim that not only was the cash-rich league tainted but first-class domestic matches were also fixed.

And the Indian cricket board have said that they will now review the tapes before deciding what further action to take.

BCCI president N Srinivasan said: "We will ensure that the integrity of the game is protected. BCCI believes in the integrity of the game.

"We will have to have the tapes and the moment we see it, whoever is the player, we will take very, very strict action.

"If there is any truth in it, it is a fact that we will take strictest action, even if it means suspending the player immediately.

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"But [that has to be] based on some evidence and fact, for which I have asked the [chief operating officer] of IPL Sundar Raman to request for the tape."

However, he went on to add that special measures were taken to keep the IPL free of any such issues.

"IPL, we believe, is clean," he said. "We have got the anti-corruption unit covering it. They are in charge of the security.

"We have got Ravi Swami, who was heading BCCI's anti-corruption unit, to take it up for us.

"People can make allegations. But if there is any shred of evidence, we will take action."

BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale, in an official statement, said an urgent governing council meeting was being called to investigate the claims.

"The BCCI will not tolerate any violation of regulations and any act of corruption," he said.

"The complete footage of the 'sting operation' will be sought and examined thoroughly. The GC will meet on an emergent basis to review the footage and take appropriate strict action."

[Buzz]

is this the end for Ramps?

surely the last player to score 100 first class hundreds?

Ramprakash dropped by Surrey

Mark Ramprakash has been dropped by Surrey for their next County Championship match against Somerset following a poor start to the season which cumulated in a pair against Worcestershire last week.

Ramprakash, 42, has scored 62 runs in eight Championship innings and his pair at New Road, completed when he was caught down the leg side off Richard Jones as he was out twice in a day, was just the third of his first-class career.

Chris Adams, the Surrey cricket manager, said it was not a decision he took lightly. "We have not selected Mark Ramprakash for the game against Somerset which was a very difficult decision to make," he said. "Mark has had a tough start to the season and has not made the impact with the bat that he would have wanted to.

"But you do not score the amount of runs that Mark has without knowing your own game and I know he will work hard to find his form again. The challenge now for Mark is to push hard to regain his place for the remainder of the season."

The difficult start to this season followed a 2011 campaign that was also below Ramprakash's usual high standards. He was hindered by injury during the year and made 700 runs at 33.33 in 13 Championship matches with one hundred.

[PedalsMcgrew]

He can't go on forever can he? The eyes go, the footwork slows...would be a shame if this was the end though....it would have been much better for it to be on his terms.

I can't imagine anyone else scoring a hundred hundreds....is there anyone currently playing the county game who might get close?

[Alvaro]

No

[ppccopener]

dont think anyone will get close to 100 tons

ramps is coming to the end but i'd still back him to get back into the 4 day side

fantastic player you only really appreciate his technique and application when you see him bat

might be his last season thou

[PedalsMcgrew]

From a brief look, the closest to a hundred hundreds, still playing the game, is Murray Goodwin, I think, who's on 67!  Can't think of anyone else who might have more?? Anyone??

[Manormanic]

Hard to imagine anyone getting close now that there are so many fewer University games, tour matches etc.  A player of that standard is pretty soon fast tracked into international cricket nd a twelve games of FC cricket a year schedule.

[Cover_Drive]

Doesn't Sir Jack Hobbs have like 200 or so centuries in First Class?

[Tumo]

Doesn't Sir Jack Hobbs have like 200 or so centuries in First Class?

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