ET News round-up: 'No report' on action of spinner (18 January 1999)
THE International Cricket Council have denied they received a report on the bowling action of Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan
18-Jan-1999
18 January 1999
ET News round-up: 'No report' on action of spinner
By Nelson Clare in Sydney
THE International Cricket Council have denied they received a
report on the bowling action of Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah
Muralitharan. South African match referee Peter van der Merwe
said on Australian radio last week that he was concerned over
Muralitharan's action.
The ICC said in a statement that public comment about any
player's action by an umpire or referee could not be allowed
until an investigation had taken place and van der Merwe was told
to make no further comment. The ICC said Muralitharan was not the
subject of an investigation.
In Auckland, in-form batsman Rahul Dravid steered India to a
five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth one-day
international at Eden Park on Saturday.
Dravid hammered a confident 51 in an 88-run partnership with
Saurav Ganguly to set his team on the way to a comfortable win.
After restricting New Zealand to 207 for eight off 50 overs,
India reached the target for the loss of five wickets and with
6.1 overs to spare.
The United Cricket Board of South Africa said Makhaya Ntini, 21,
will stay in contention for an international place. Ntini was
released on £500 bail on Friday after appearing in court in East
London on the charge of raping a 21-year-old woman.
In Lahore, a judicial commission inquiring into match-fixing and
betting in Pakistan cricket was adjourned yesterday after several
witnesses failed to turn up.
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)