Javon Searles, two officials suspended under anti-corruption code

West Indies player Javon Searles and two team officials have been charged under the anti-corruption codes of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) in connection with the Bim10 League held in Barbados during the 2023-24 season.

Searles, Titans team owner Chitranjan Rathod, and team official Trevon Griffith have all been provisionally suspended from all cricket with immediate effect. They have 14 days from March 11, 2026 to respond to the charges, the ICC said.

The charges relate to alleged corruption offences linked to the Bim10 tournament, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code. Griffith also faces an additional charge related to international matches that fall under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

The ICC said the charges are part of a wider investigation that earlier saw USA player Aaron Jones charged with five breaches of the CWI and ICC anti-corruption codes on January 28.

Rathod faces three charges under the CWI code, while Searles has been charged with four offences under the same code. Griffith faces four charges under the CWI code and one charge under the ICC code.

All three have been charged with the following three offences:

Breach of Article 2.1.1 of the CWI Code: Fixing, contriving to fix or otherwise influencing improperly, or being a party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or other aspect of matches in the Bim10 tournament in 2023/24 (or attempting to do so).

Breach of Article 2.1.4 of the CWI Code: Soliciting, instructing, encouraging or facilitating Players and/or Player Support Personnel to commit offences under the CWI Code.

Breach of Article 2.4.4 of the CWI Code: Failing or refusing to cooperate with a reasonable investigation carried out by the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (or his/her designee) in relation to possible offences under the CWI Code.

Searles and Griffith have also been charged with:

Breach of Article 2.4.2 of the CWI Code: 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.

Additionally, Griffith has also been charged with:

Breach of Article 2.4.7 of the ICC Code: Obstructing the ACU's investigation into possible Corrupt Conduct by concealing and/or tampering with information that may have been relevant to the investigation, or which may have constituted evidence or led to the discovery of evidence of Corrupt Conduct.