Bets of $9 get cricketer in trouble
Angela Reakes (L) playing for the NSW Breakers. (Getty-file)
Bets totalling just $9 have earned Sydney Sixers WBBL player Angela Reakes a suspended two-year ban, official reprimand and a stint educating other cricketers.
Investigated by Cricket Australia (CA), Reakes, 24, pleaded guilty to placing five bets on the man-of-the-match in the men's World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand on March 29.
Reakes, who left state side NSW Breakers to join the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League this season, received the sanctions under CA's anti-corruption code.
"All elite cricketers are reminded regularly that betting on any form of cricket is strictly prohibited," head of the CA integrity unit Iain Roy said.
"Angela understands that in placing these bets she made a bad mistake and has acknowledged the seriousness of her error.
"She has been cooperative during the investigation and we believe the penalty in these circumstances is appropriate."
Reakes can continue playing cricket at all subject to no further breaches of the code.
