Lord Condon, director of the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit, believes the 2003 Cricket World Cup will be free of corruption and played “entirely on merit.”

He says that very strict security measures will be taken, but with as little intrusion as possible so as not to detract from the cricketing spectacle. In June 2001, Condon set the 2003 World Cup as the target date for corruption in the game to be brought to an “irreducible minimum”.

Condon says players and administrators are far more aware of match-fixing problems than in the past, and that this, together with the recommendations implemented by the ICC and the work of its anti-corruption unit, has helped immeasurably to counter the problem.

The ICC has appointed five full-time security managers whose duties include attending all international series, and each manager has been given responsibility for two teams.

Bob Smalley will look after the West Indies and England, NS Virk after India and Sri Lanka, Lt Col Nuruddin Khawaja after Bangladesh and Pakistan, Arrie de Beer after Zimbabwe and South Africa, and John Rhodes after Australia and New Zealand.

SouthAfrica.info reporter. Source: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003

	ICC anti-corruption chief Lord Condon believes the 2003 Cricket World Cup will be contested 'entirely on merit'

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