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Easy to Overstep the Mark When Players’ Families’ Lives Are at Stake by GEOFF LAWSON Me Late in the Evening 14 Wednesday 1st September, 2010 Easy to overstep the mark when players’ families’ lives are at stake BY GEOFF LAWSON me late in the evening. I went to his ing, but we should consider that a crick- My first reaction to this latest news eople have been quick to judge the room and he was standing there with a eter might not be thinking of personal was sadness. These are people I know, Pakistani cricketers, but what is very sombre-looking selector. gain but of getting money to buy a gen- people I call friends. This will probably Phappening might have nothing to This selector said: ‘’We must pick erator for his village because they don’t be the end of some careers. do with money. [the player who had earlier approached have electricity. I don’t think Pakistan should be If these allegations of fixing are me], I have been told that if he is not in I had a lot to do with Mohammad banished. We have seen them survive proved, it could be related to extortion, the team tomorrow, my daughter will be Asif and he was always missing train- some incredible on- and off-field tur- threats, and the well-being of their own kidnapped and I will not see her again.’’ ing sessions to look after his sick moth- moil. You shouldn’t throw the baby out family members. It would not surprise At first we both laughed, but then we er. He has spent a lot of his money on with the bathwater. me if illegal bookmakers have told play- realised he was being serious. Our looking after his family. But I will say that the present ers that if they do not perform X and Y, chairman then called the president, If Salman Butt is involved in any Pakistan administration cannot escape their families will be kidnapped or Pervez Musharraf, who in turn phoned match-fixing, I would be absolutely some of the blame for this. What they harmed. the people behind the threats and said stunned. He is a very intelligent, polite need right now is positive leadership In my time as Pakistan coach, I they had better reconsider or else. The guy and has done well since taking over and they don’t have it. The Pakistan gained some incredible insights into next we heard the matter had been the team. Cricket Board chairman, Ijaz Butt, is the workings of the country and the resolved. I cannot remember one incident in not a leader, he should not have the job. team, and I’ll never forget the time the We must also remember that we are my time as coach of Pakistan that When I was there, the board did not team captain called me up to his room judging these guys by the standards of aroused suspicion of a fix. have people with vested interests, they on the eve of a match. our own country, when their situations I had my eye on it when Asif and were business people who treated peo- Earlier that day,a player who we had are vastly different. Geoff Lawson Shoaib Akhtar had come back from ple fairly. The first-class players were not selected for the game approached The first time I met Mohammad their nandrolone bans. We had a meet- looked after and paid well and it made a me, saying: ‘’I was told I would be play- Amir was when he was 16 years old, highway. That doesn’t happen in this ing about match-fixing and spot-fixing. difference. ing tomorrow.’’ My response was, ‘’Well coming to an under-19s camp. He comes country.One thing that struck me about We were pretty consistent during It would be the greatest tragedy if a no, you’re not, you’ve obviously been from a small village near the Swat val- Amir was his constant smile, his zest my tenure. The players knew there young man like Aamer has been led given the wrong information.’’ ley and was delayed by three hours for the game. That has not changed. were financial rewards for performing astray. Then the skipper of the side called because the Taliban had closed the I will never condone any form of fix- well. (SMH) BY REEMUS FERNANDO Dialog Champions League and a run out under his name by the 25th In a show of dominant spin and medi- over. When skipper Harith Samarasinghe Police beaten for um pace bowling, Royal College reduced picked up a wicket in the 27th over, Army’s Weerasinghe wins Maliyadeva College to just 114 runs to Maliyadeva were 46 for nine wickets and the first time record a 40-run victory in the Inter School were desperately turning to their last pair Police SC was beaten for the first Under-15 Division I tournament quarter- to win back some lost pride. Number time in matches in the Dialog final played at CCC ground yesterday. seven batsman Bhanuka de Silva and last Champions League when Air Force Chasing 155 runs to win, the man Chandima Bandara did just that as gave a spirited display to beat them 2 Maliyadeva batting line up collapsed like they put up a defiant tenth wicket stand of goals to 1 at the Police park grounds a pack of cards before a cool headed last 68 runs. The duo batted for over 20 overs on Saturday. With this win Air Force pair put on a defiant 68 run stand to and helped cross the three figure mark to climbed the points ladder with an slightly take the gloss off an otherwise the cheers of a dozen Maliyadeva support- unbeaten record of 4 wins and 2 draws outstanding bowling ers. Their to accumulate a total of 14 points in 6 attack. reprisal came to matches. Police is behind with 13 Paceman Chamika Under-15 Division I an end when points in the points table. Karunaratne and spin- Bandara was run Police lost their regular custodian ner Randeev Quarter-finals out for 34 in the at the 15th minute of play when he Pathirana dealt a 44th over. De was injured. It was Airman National severe blow to the Silva was unbeat- poolist T.Konara who found morale of Maliyadeva en on 51. the net early for Airforce. Police when they had their Royal Batting first did well to make it 1-1 before ‘lemons’ top order entirely Royal too turned through a fine goal by by Rajitha eliminated within the to their tail- Jayavilal. At ‘lemons’ the scores read power play overs. enders to get 1-1. While paceman bowlers them close to a In the 63rd minute Air force Hashen Ramanayake defendable score. struck again to make it 2-1 through kept his end tight They were 97 for their starting the bowling overpower seven at one National poolist S.Sanjeevan who with three successive stage, but a 57 run L.H.P.S. Weerasinghe of Army came up with a fine performance when he beat S.A.I. made no mistake off a pass made to maidens, spinner stand for the Shehan of Slimline in the semi finals of the Light Heavy Weight Under-81 Kg bout him by forward Imitiaz Rahman. Pathirana who opened eighth wicket on the penultimate day of the Layton Cup Boxing championship at the with him got opener Maliyadeva between Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. The event is organised by the Army SC draw against Arju Tennakoon Geshanth Armature Boxing Association (ABA). Renown SC caught by Thiran Panditharathna Renown SC held Army to a 1-1 Dhanapala for a duck before causing a (33n.o) and Rojitha Jayawardena (26) draw at City Football Complex, Slave run out in the fifth over to leave helped them post their eventual total Island. Both teams scored before half Maliyadeva tottering at naught for two which proved substantial on a bowler Limited overs tri-series time. wickets. Royal denied Maliyaedeva a sin- friendly wicket at CCC. Army had many scoring opportu- gle run in the first five overs. nities and their forwards lacked direc- Pathirana had success once again Scores: Elgar-Miller partnership takes tion. Renown also could have scored at when he clean bowled opposition skipper Royal 154 for 8 wickets in 50 overs least one more goal. Prabash De Silva, also for naught. (Hasitha Samarasinghe 22, Hashen Don Bosco beat Jupiter’s Paceman Karunaratne joined the party in Ramanayake 37, Rojitha Jayawardena 26, South Africa ‘A’ to final Don Bosco beat Jupiter’s 4-0 on the seventh over when he rattled the wick- Geeshath Panditharathna 33 n.o; Sarinda Saturday at Don Bosco Grounds ets of Heshan Wijerathna for a single run. Dassanayake 2/23, Keshan Wijerathna BY ROSHEN STEELMAN overs. Shah scored 39 runs including a Negombo. With Royal bowlers striking in quick suc- 2/22, Prabash de Silva 2/30) six and three fours while Khan scored The fast Don Bosco players who cession a bewildered Maliyadeva outfit Maliyadeva 114 all out in 43.2 overs Inform South African batsman Dean 32 runs. completed their 4th win now have 13 were staring at a sorry looking score- (Bhanuka de Silva 51n.o, Chandima Elgar teaming up with David Miller South Africa ‘A’ got off to a shaky points. They will give Blue Star, Air board which read 29 for seven at one Bandara 34; Randeev Pathirana 2/17, shared a 165-run partnership between start in their run chase when they lost Force and Police a run with this win. stage. While Karunaratne picked up five Chamika Karunaratne 5/26) them to help South Africa ‘A’ beat three quick wickets for 11 runs.
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