Delay and misinformation to investigators cost Brendan Taylor lengthy cricket ban

A $15,000(USD) "appearance fee" was the pretext for a meeting to discuss corrupting matches with a professional cricketer, highlighting the increased focus on one of cricket's greatest integrity threats when would-be corrupters approach players, the International Cricket Council ('ICC') detailed in a recent anti-corruption decision that banned former Zimbabwean men's captain Brendan Taylor.

As reported, when it was announced at the time, Taylor was banned for three and a half years for breaching corruption rules centred on failing to report approaches from possible spot-fixers and also for a doping offence. However, a review of the published ICC Anti-Corruption Unit ('ACU') decision under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code ('corruption decision') concerning Taylor shows the extent of the approach and his delay and pattern of revealing only part of the details to investigators.

Failure to report 'skulduggery'