Stanford in prison fight
26/09/2009 8:17 PM
Sir Allen Stanford, the man behind the Stanford Super Series and England's one-off Twenty20 match with the Stanford Superstars, is reportedly in hospital following a fight with another prison inmate.
The Texas billionaire was involved in an incident at the Joe Corley Detention Facility in Conroe about 40 miles north of Houston.
The 59-year-old was charged in February by the US Securities and Exchange Commission with fraud and multiple violations of securities laws for alleged 'massive ongoing fraud' involving USD$8billion relating to the now defunct Stanford Financial Group.
England had been due to play five Twenty20 internationals with a West Indies all-star XI with a total prize fund of USD20m (£12.27m).
England lost the opening game by 10 wickets and when the fraud investigation became public the England and Wales Cricket Board cut all ties and cancelled all contracts with Stanford.