ICC suspends Jones for breaching corruption codes

Barbadian Aaron Jones has been provisionally suspended by the ICC after being charged with five counts of breaching their anti-corruption codes along with Cricket West Indies’ (CWI).

The 31-year-old, who represented the USA at the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024, face charges which relate predominantly to the Bim10 tournament in 2023-24, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code, with two other charges relating to international matches.

He has been suspended from all cricket “with immediate effect”, meaning he is unlikely to be named in USA’s 15-member squad for next month’s T20 World Cup set to be played in India and Sri Lanka.

Jones has been charged with match fixing during the 2023/2024 tournament and failing to disclose to Cricket West Indies details of any approaches or invitations to engage in conduct that would amount to a breach of the CWI Code.

The top order batsman is also charged with failing or refusing to cooperate with a reasonable investigation carried out by the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (ACU); failing to disclose to the ICC ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in corrupt conduct under the ICC Code and obstructing the ACU’s investigation into possible corrupt conduct by concealing and/or tampering with information that may have been relevant to the investigation.

In a subsequent statement, the ICC said additional persons were expected to be charged.

“These charges are part of a wider investigation which is likely to result in further charges being issued against other participants in due course.

“Jones has been provisionally suspended from all cricket with immediate effect and has 14 days from January 28, 2026, to respond to the charges,” the statement said. (CMC)