LONDON: The International Cricket Council are investigating reports that Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir has continued playing despite his ban for spot-fixing, a spokesman said Wednesday. Amir, 19, was hit with a five-year ban in February following allegations of involvement in a spot-fixing scandal during last summer's Test series between England and Pakistan. However reports in England have said Amir has flouted the terms of his ban by playing for a junior club in Surrey. “We have heard the reports and we are investigating,” ICC spokesman James Fitzgerald said. “The suspension very clearly states that it is a suspension from all forms of cricket and all cricket-related activities.” The Daily Star reported that Amir had been spotted playing for Addington 1743 in a Surrey Cricket League Division One game last Saturday. Witnesses said Aamir stole the show, scoring 60 runs before taking four wickets in an 81-run win over St. Lukes. Prior escapes fine England's Matt Prior has been reprimanded by the ICC but escaped a fine after breaking a window in the Lord's Pavilion following his run out in the drawn Test against Sri Lanka Tuesday. The keeper-batsman was upset by his dismissal and threw his bat in the dressing room. It bounced off other bats and smashed a window, sprinkling glass on spectators with one suffering minor cuts. “Matt knows that his action was in breach of the code and he should be more careful in future. That said, it was clear that the damage he caused was purely accidental and without malice. It's also noted that he apologised to the ground authority for the incident,” ICC match referee Javagal Srinath said in a statement.
