S Africans face life bans

Penalties for breaching the terms of the UCBSA contracts included 8220;immediate termination of employment8221; and 8220;lifetime bans on those found guilty8221; of dealing with bookmakers.

The players signed by the UCBSA, the National squad and fringe players, have been advised by the board to discuss the contracts with their lawyers.

The new contracts were drawn up after Hansie Cronje, Herschelle Gibbs, Nicky Boje and Pieter Strydom were charged by Indian police earlier this month with match-fixing during a One-Day series South Africa played in India in March.

All have denied the charges.

Cronje was subsequently sacked as South Africa8217;s captain after admitting he took between 10,000 and 15,000 from bookmakers for information and forecasting on matches in a triangular tournament with England and Zimbabwe last January.