The latest case has led to the Kenya Association’s decision to ban the former captain of its national team for five years.
Maurice Odumbe was banned on charges that he had received money, benefit or other reward that could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute.
“In light of the findings of the Ebrahim Report into the affair the five-year ban is entirely appropriate,” said Mr Speed.
“The Ebrahim Report is sobering reading for everyone in the game. It highlights that the risk of corruption remains very real and everyone must be alert to the dangers."
Mr Speed added that the Ebrahim Report would now be forwarded to the ICC’s Code of Conduct Commission for its review. The full report will be published on the ICC’s website as soon as practicable.
In particular, Mr Speed highlighted Justice Ebrahim’s conclusions to illustrate the dangers remaining in the game.
Justice Ebrahim was direct in his views on Mr Odumbe’s actions: “I do not believe that anyone involved in cricket had any doubts as to what was expected of them and what sanctions were in place in the event of anyone breaching the rules,” he said in his report.
“Far from shouldering this responsibility, Mr Odumbe has shown himself to be dishonest and devious in his behaviour in relation to the game of cricket. He has been callous and greedy in the way he has conducted himself.”
In relation to the particular charges of receiving “money, benefit or other reward that could bring himself or the game of cricket into disrepute”, Justice Ebrahim found the following instances proven:
1. Association with a known bookmaker;
2. Accepting the provision of hotel accommodation in India in January 2002 from a known bookmaker and/or his associates;
3. Accepting the provision of hotel accommodation in India in May 2002 from a known bookmaker and/or his associates;
4. Accepting during the hotel stay in India in May 2002 the provision of the sums of 6,000 rupees and 10,000 rupees;
5. Accepting the provision of hotel accommodation at the Sun-n-Sand Hotel in India in October 2002 from a known bookmaker and/or his associates;
6. Accepting the provision of hotel accommodation at the Leela Hotel in India in October 2002 from a known bookmaker and/or his associates;
7. Accepting the provision of hotel accommodation in India in November 2002 from a known bookmaker and/or his associates;
8. Accepting on checking out of the hotel in November 2002 the sum of 317 rupees;
9. Admitting that he had received the sum of US$5,000 to fix a match;
10. Receiving the sum of US$10,000 in cash from a known bookmaker in June 2002;
11. Receiving the sum of US$8,000 in cash from a known bookmaker on an unidentified date in 2002-03; and
12. Admitting to receiving US$5,000 for fixing a match in Zimbabwe.
