Tag: pitchsider

Not courtsiders this year, but pitchsiders

Last year we had a lot of fuss at the Australian open when a courtsider was arrested and it created a huge amount of publicity. But this year the focus seems to have turned to the Cricket.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/tech-savvy-pitchsiders-in-game-of-hideandseek-with-anticorruption-officers-20150123-12wnl4.html

To put the story into context you should realise that in-play betting is illegal in Australia. This seems odd, but it’s a corruption led thing. You can sort of understand how spot fixing can cause authorities to jump with alarm at in-play …