Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 2)

Let me guess, he hit a boundary, then got out a ball or two later trying to hit another one?

Congrats Rosco

Would love for him to get a double *touch wood*

RT DT'd.

Match fixing?!?! How are our cricketers capable of fixing a match? Surely this isn't the reason we lose so many games because I'm positive we are actually just a bit <a href="http://i.imgur.com/7CZby9V.gif">shark</a>.

Yeah agree. Who do people think it's most likely to be?

Apparently (hint) it isn't in New Zealand games, more the overseas T20 sort...  And it's nobody who is still an active player it seems. A very narrow list...

Brought this up on Twitter - this is the only game I've ever been to when I've wondered if something was up:

https://archive.blackcaps.co.nz/Scorecards/189/189558.html

It can't be denied: these Young Guns are dominating.

I was just so preposterous, he was in for 18 overs in the heart of the innings, not chasing a big total, and in that time they added like 40 runs, I remember at the time wondering what the hell was going on and it's still superb today.

Darryl Tuffey? Just a guess. Has bowled some horrific spells in his time

Whites presser

- three players under investigation
- the matches were not played in NZ 
- the players are not currently in the Black Caps
- White confirmed he is aware who those three players are
- the matches under investigation took place in the last 3 or 4 years
- White says its now up to the ICC to release more details and they have

Cairns, Vincent and Tuffey. Not surprising tbh

It surprises me regardless of who it is but those three are regarded as pretty genuine guys if you put aside Cairns' first run in which he had cleared - I know it's a case of smoke/fire etc now but it seemed to be clean slate for him when he came through it.

If it took place in the ICL then what's the ICC's interest in it when they never sanctioned that competition?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvpnfrgZYxk

Is it a coincidence that all 3 of those guys were known for their inconsistency? 

I guess that applies to most NZ cricket players though...

Tuffey, Vincent and Cairns.... wonder how that judge feels about Christopher now?

The judge ruled in favour of Cairns due to lack of evidence behind Lalit Modhi's comments. Have you seen any evidence to back up the latest accusations because I'm pretty the judge won't have.

That Sodhi has a good googly on him...

Did Tuffey really think he would get away with this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvpnfrgZYxk

Hahaha. I was there for that. Truly bizarre viewing.

So you're saying because he tried to stay calm and compose himself he was clearly match fixing?

My god there are some muppets coming out with some bull<a href="http://i.imgur.com/7CZby9V.gif">shark</a> around this.

Alright mate.

I'm just saying that it is one of the most bizarre overs of any form of cricket I have seen in my life. The chances of any bowler in the world legitimately producing so many false deliveries in one over is truly remarkable. I have played cricket for years and in my time through the junior ranks I have never seen so many false deliveries and trust me there were some terrible bowlers around. The fact that an opening international bowler produced so many false deliveries beyond anything ever seen in international cricket is suspicious. Not necessarily evidence or proof, but it is suspicious. 

What I'll tell you about these organisations that are responsible for tackling match fixing in sport mate is that they RARELY come out with allegations unless they are very confident that they have sufficient evidence in their hands. It's the same with the tax and fraud organisations, that rarely ever get it wrong if the news hits the media. 

I am not saying that this particular over can be linked to match fixing. However, it is possible and seeing that Tuffey is linked with these allegations that are often correct, I could be right. I may be wrong but we will truly see whose the one talking 'bullshark' in the future. 

All stems from ICL in 2008. All 3 playedfor Chadrigah Lions. Match fixing was apparently rife, players went unpaid and some never got paid

He got the yips mate simple as that. I've played and watched a fair bit of cricket and have seen it from time to time. His was a bad case of it. At the time he had a lot to play for, he had a good NZC contract and had a lot of close mates in that team. The ICL was a different story - they weren't getting paid and they were surrounded by corrupt people.

A lot of people are getting carried away here. It's easy to sit there and go "oh yeah I remember that time that player had a shocker - absolutely had to be match fixing if he's being accused now". Fact is you don't know and you're speculating with no evidence. I'll be waiting until there is evidence.

I just refuse to buy in to the speculation because that's all it is until details are released.