Cricket news: Mornington Peninsula match referred as international bookies target local games

Cricket Victoria chief executive Nick Cummins is concerned about the rise of live streaming of community cricket. The Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association referred speculation about a recent Twenty20 match to Cricket Victoria and Cricket Australia. An overseas online betting company ran a book on the match, which finished as a tie. Since last Friday, one company has posted a market for an MPCA match that will be played on Tuesday night. Another has odds for this week’s Australian male Under 19 championships. Cummins said national officials spoke last week about betting on local cricket and cricket needs to be watchful about “integrity issues”.