Sentence examples for tampering match from inspiring English sources

Even today, the terms associated with Pakistan include "ball tampering", "match fixing", "dodgy umpiring" and Ian Botham's recommendation for a mother-in-law's holiday.

Butt made his allegation after the I.C.C. opened another investigation into alleged Pakistani match tampering in the same match, following claims that the scoring pattern in Pakistan's innings that day had been prearranged.

Sometimes it's ball tampering, sometimes match-fixing," says Gul Badshah, a veteran cricket fan from the north-western city of Peshawar.

The I.C.C. last week charged and suspended Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir over allegations of match tampering, first raised in the News of the World newspaper.

ISLAMABAD — This cricket-obsessed nation has burst into a collective outcry of anger and frustration after allegations that some players on the national team had been involved in illegal match tampering during the current tour of England.

"It's not something that should happen; it's something that must happen," said Etienne de Villiers, head of the ATP, who said that he believed match tampering was more of a threat to tennis than doping.

Strauss was still smarting over South Africa's suggestions that his team had been involved in ball tampering earlier in the match.

As Bailey points out, a match in which tampering had a much clearer impact — England's victory over South Africa in 2000 after the South African captain, Hansie Cronje, had unexpectedly closed his team's innings to enable the outright result desired by fixers — still stands.

Warwickshire youngster Freddie Coleman has escaped immediate suspension after pleading guilty to ball tampering during a 2nd XI Championship match.

The International Cricket Council has fined South African all-rounder Faf du Plessis 50% of his match fee for ball tampering against Pakistan.

Australia completed a 5-0 series whitewash after a two-wicket defeat of Pakistan at the WACA in a match marred by allegations of ball tampering against Shahid Afridi.