S. African cricket team signs oaths of innocence

JOHANNESBURG, JUNE 30. South Africa's national cricket team signed oaths of innocence in match-fixing and vowed to report any bookmakers' approaches before they left for Sri Lanka today.

It will be the 16-man squad's first international trip since disgraced former captain, Hansie Cronje, admitted taking money from bookmakers, prompting the South African Government to launch an inquiry into the alleged match-fixing.

The declaration, signed by the 16 players, makes it clear that any breach of its provisions could result in a lifetime ban from representative cricket.

It also commits the players to bring any approaches by bookmakers to the immediate attention of the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB).

Captain Shaun Pollock, who replaced Cronje, told a press conference here today that the players had no hesitation in signing the oath.

- Reuters

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