CRICKET-Jones suspended for breaching corruption codes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – The ICC has provisionally suspended Barbadian Aaron Jones 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, faces charges that primarily relate to the Bim10 tournament in 2023-24, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code, and 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 the USA’s 15-member squad for next month’s T20 World Cup set to be played in India and Sri Lanka.
Aaron Jones

Jones has been charged with match-fixing during the 2023/2024 tournament and with 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 more exhaustive 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.