International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday provisionally suspended USA batter Aaron Jones over alleged match-fixing during the Barbados-based BIM10 league in the 2023–24 season.
Jones has also charged with failing to report a corrupt approach to the relevant authorities and not cooperating with the investigation.
The suspension comes despite Jones being part of the USA squad that reached the Super Eight stage on its T20 World Cup debut in the year 2024.
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ICC release a statement,
“The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged United States of America (USA) cricketer Aaron Jones with five breaches of the anti-corruption codes of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the ICC.”
“The charges relate predominantly to the Bim10 tournament in the year 2023-24, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code with two other charges relating to International Matches.
“Mr.Jones has been provisionally suspended from all cricket activities with immediate effect and has 14 days from 28 January 2026.”
A breach under the CWI Code relates to “fixing, contriving to fix or otherwise influencing improperly or being a party to an agreement. It is effort to fix or other aspect of matches in the Bim10 tournament in 2023/24.”
The second charge is for “failing to disclose to Cricket West Indies details of any approaches or invitations to engage in conduct that would be breach of the CWI Code”.
The third offence is about “failing or refusing to cooperate with a reasonable investigation carried out by the Designated Anti-Corruption Official to possible offences under the CWI Code.”
The remaining other two charges are also related to obstructing the investigation of ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU).
“These charges are wider investigation which is likely to result in further charges being issued against other participants in course.”
The 31-year-old New York-born cricket batsman has played for USA in 52 ODIs and 48 T20s.
Short Biography about Aaron Jones:
- Full Name : Aaron James
- Born : 19 October 1994
- Age : 31 years
- Birth place : Queens, New York, United States
- Nationality : American, Barbadian
- Role : Batsman
- Batting : Right-handed
- Bowling : Right-arm leg spin
- ODI shirt no : 85
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