(in sport) the action or practice of dishonestly determining the outcome of a specific part of a match or game before it is played.
some of them were allegedly involved in spot-fixing in the recently concluded Test match series
as modifierthe latest spot-fixing allegations
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What's interesting, though, is that the former head of the Pakistani Cricket Board says that he thinks spot fixing is prevalent everywhere in the game.
The fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's is at the centre of a police investigation into spot-fixing.
Pakistan went into today's fourth day of the fourth npower Test at Lord's under scrutiny over allegations of spot-fixing.
Owned by the man blamed for the no-ball furore, the Ryman League club could be the unlikely victims of the spot-fixing allegations
Spot fixing has emerged as the latest threat to the integrity of cricket after the match-fixing scandal which rocked the game 10 years ago.
The International Cricket Council has set a January date for a hearing into spot-fixing charges against three Pakistan cricketers.
For anyone who thought spot fixing was a bad dream that could be overcome with the suspension of three cricketers, think again.
At worst this is 'spot-fixing', not match-fixing; the couple of obvious no-balls did not affect the outcome of the match, an easy win for England.
Derivatives
spot-fix
verbˈspɒtfɪksˌspɒtˈfɪks
[with object]
(in sport) dishonestly determine the outcome of a specific part of (a match or game) before it is played.
footage appeared to show umpires negotiating deals to spot-fix matches
Example sentencesExamples
The NoTW alleged that the last test match at Lords was spot-fixed.
There is no suggestion either player deliberately threw a game - the allegations suggested they may have 'spot-fixed' certain controllable elements of a match such as the amount of wides and no-balls bowled.
A player looked on as the assistant manager and manager of Pakistan's cricket team read an article Sunday about spot-fixing games in London.