Bopara Ball tempering claim
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:16 pmRavi Bopara's match-winning performance for Auckland against Central Districts in the New Zealand Cricket one-day competition in Palmerston North has been marred by CD coach Dermot Reeve's claim that the England import tampered with the ball.
Reeve, himself a former England cricketer, said he witnessed Bopara picking at the seam in order to get the ball to reverse-swing during CD's failed run-chase. Bopara, who had earlier scored a century, claimed 1 for 51 in 10 overs of medium-pace.
"I would take an oath and swear on my children's lives, that I saw Ravi Bopara using his nails on the ball to help it swing," Reeve told the Dominion Post.
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Reeve, himself a former England cricketer, said he witnessed Bopara picking at the seam in order to get the ball to reverse-swing during CD's failed run-chase. Bopara, who had earlier scored a century, claimed 1 for 51 in 10 overs of medium-pace.
"I would take an oath and swear on my children's lives, that I saw Ravi Bopara using his nails on the ball to help it swing," Reeve told the Dominion Post.
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