KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) - Media reports indicate that Marlon Samuels will face the Code of Ethics & Disciplinary Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board on Friday to answer charges of inappropriate conduct.

Radio Jamaica has reported that Samuels has retained two top Jamaican lawyers K Churchill Neita and Delano Harris - both Queen's Counsels - to represent him at this weekend's hearing.

Samuels and his two attorneys are expected to leave Kingston tomorrow for the hearing which will take place in St Lucia.

Following an internal WICB investigation into bribery allegations, the regional cricket body found there was enough evidence to charge him with misconduct.

The investigation was undertaken by Jamaican attorney Derek Jones, after the International Cricket Council, the sport's world governing body, instructed the WICB to launch its own investigation into the alleged connections with the bookie which were raised by Indian police on West Indies' tour of India in February 2007.

After receiving a report from its Anti-corruption & Security Unit, the ICC said that the report contained allegations that Samuels indulged in "inappropriate activity" and behaved in a manner that was "prejudicial to the interests of the game of cricket".

Phone conversations between Samuels and an alleged Indian bookie were taped by the Nagpur police on the eve of the One-day International between India and West Indies on January 21, 2007.

Samuels denied any wrongdoing and the WICB backed him pending its investigation.
Samuels is expected to defend himself in front of the WICB Code of Ethics & Disciplinary Committee chaired by Justice Adrian Saunders.

The Committee also includes Professor Aubrey Bishop, Dr Lloyd Barnett, and player-representatives Richie Richardson and Courtney Walsh.

Feeding the multitude

DANGEROUS PETS

Pepper Pot