occurred are unfounded said a spokesman last week.

The statement said: "There has been some concern expressed in the public forum regarding the Police Cricket team's participation in the tournament in Australia and its potential affect on investigations.

"It must be clarified that the 37-member Police contingent includes only 16 serving Police officers, with the remainder comprising non-Police officers including family and friends.'' The spokesman said the force only let a maximum of 10 percent of its strength go on leave at one time.