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Wayne Parnell Admits Meeting Bookie
South Africa
13 June 2012
South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell admitted to meeting a bookmaker during the IPL but claimed he did not engage in any corrupt activity.
#wayne parnell#south africa#bookie
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Hansie Cronje
South Africa·All-rounder
South Africa's golden captain whose match-fixing confession shattered the sport. He died in a plane crash in 2002, aged 32.
16 incidents documented
Controversies & Incidents
🚨Mild
JP Duminy Reports Fixing Approach During IPL
South Africa / IPL franchise
1 May 2012
South African batsman JP Duminy reported that he was approached by a suspected bookmaker during IPL 2012, and was praised for following proper reporting procedures.
#jp duminy#south africa#ipl
🚨Serious
ICC Anti-Corruption Report by Sir Paul Condon
Various
1 May 2001
Sir Paul Condon's landmark report for the ICC confirmed that match fixing was a global problem in cricket, leading to the establishment of the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit.
#paul condon#icc#anti-corruption
🚨Explosive
Hansie Cronje Match Fixing Scandal
South Africa vs Various
7 April 2000
Hansie Cronje, South Africa's captain, was exposed as a match-fixer after Delhi Police intercepted phone calls to Indian bookmaker Sanjay Chawla in April 2000. He received a life ban; South African cricket was devastated.
#hansie cronje#hansie cronje match fixing#hansie cronje match-fixing
🚨Explosive
Delhi Police Tap a Phone — How the Cronje Scandal Broke, April 2000
South Africa vs India
2000-04-07
On April 7, 2000, the Delhi police Crime Branch announced they had recordings of South African captain Hansie Cronje discussing match-fixing arrangements with London-based Indian bookmaker Sanjeev Chawla. The wiretap had been placed for an extortion case unrelated to cricket. A police officer's son recognised Cronje's voice on a tape brought home — and the biggest scandal in cricket history began.
#hansie-cronje#south-africa#india
🚨Explosive
Mukesh 'MK' Gupta — The Bookmaker Who Talked to the CBI
Multiple — international
2000-11-01
Once a Syndicate Bank clerk in Delhi, Mukesh Kumar Gupta — alias 'MK' alias 'John' — became the most consequential bookmaker in cricket's match-fixing era. After Hansie Cronje named him in April 2000, Gupta walked into the Central Bureau of Investigation in Delhi, gave a detailed statement, and named Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar, Salim Malik, Mark Waugh, Shane Warne, Brian Lara, Aravinda de Silva and others as cricketers he had paid for information or under-performance.
#mukesh-gupta#mk#match-fixing
🔥Explosive
Mohammad Azharuddin Banned for Match-Fixing
India
5 December 2000
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin was banned for life from cricket after a CBI investigation found he had been involved in match-fixing, ending the career of one of India's most stylish batsmen.
#azharuddin#match fixing#ban
🚨Explosive
Cronje's Fixed Declaration at Centurion
South Africa vs England
18 January 2000
Hansie Cronje engineered a contrived result at Centurion after rain had washed out most of the Test, later revealed to have been done at the behest of a bookmaker in exchange for a leather jacket and cash.
#hansie cronje#centurion#declaration
🚨Explosive
Mohammad Azharuddin Banned for Life
India vs Various
5 December 2000
Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin was banned for life by the BCCI after the CBI found evidence of his involvement in match fixing, based on revelations from the Hansie Cronje investigation.
#azharuddin#india#life ban
🚨Serious
Herschelle Gibbs Dropped Catch Fixing Attempt
South Africa vs India
19 March 2000
Hansie Cronje offered Herschelle Gibbs $15,000 to score fewer than 20 runs in an ODI against India. Gibbs agreed but then scored 74, failing to carry out the fix.
#herschelle gibbs#hansie cronje#south africa
🚨Explosive
Cronje Fixing During India Tour of South Africa 2000
South Africa vs India
9 March 2000
Delhi Police intercepted phone calls revealing Hansie Cronje had been in contact with bookmaker Sanjay Chawla during the 2000 India tour of South Africa, sparking the global match-fixing crisis.
#hansie cronje#south africa#india
⭐Moderate
Cricket's First Champions Trophy — Bangladesh 1998
South Africa vs West Indies
1998-11-01
On November 1, 1998 in Dhaka, South Africa beat West Indies by four wickets in the inaugural ICC KnockOut Trophy final — the tournament that would become the Champions Trophy. It was also the first ICC senior tournament hosted by Bangladesh, a strategic gift to the Test-aspirant nation.
#icc-knockout#champions-trophy#south-africa
⭐Serious
'You Guys Are History' — Devon Malcolm's 9 for 57 vs South Africa, 1994
England vs South Africa
1994-08-20
On August 20, 1994, after being struck on the helmet by a Fanie de Villiers bouncer, England's Devon Malcolm walked back to his bowling mark, said 'You guys are history' to the South African slip cordon, and proceeded to take 9 for 57 — the sixth-best bowling figures in Test history at the time.
#devon-malcolm#england#south-africa
⭐Moderate
Hansie Cronje Becomes Test Captain — South Africa, 1994
Pakistan vs South Africa
1994-10-13
In October 1994, at age 25, Hansie Cronje took over as full-time South African Test captain after Kepler Wessels stepped down. He was the youngest South African captain in 96 years. Over the next six years he would lead South Africa to 27 Test wins, 99 ODI victories — and eventually the match-fixing scandal that destroyed his career.
#hansie-cronje#south-africa#pakistan
⭐Serious
South Africa's First Test Back — Bridgetown, April 1992
West Indies vs South Africa
1992-04-18
On April 18-23, 1992, South Africa played their first Test match in 22 years — against the West Indies in Bridgetown. They lost by 52 runs after collapsing from 122/2 to 148 all out chasing 201. Curtly Ambrose took 6/34 in the second innings; Barbadian fans largely boycotted the game in protest at Anderson Cummins' omission.
#south-africa#west-indies#barbados
🏏Explosive
22 Runs Off 1 Ball — 1992 World Cup Rain Rule
England vs South Africa
22 March 1992
A farcical rain rule calculation left South Africa needing 22 runs off 1 ball in the World Cup semi-final, robbing them of a realistic chance of reaching the final.
#world cup#rain rule#south africa