The ICC is inviting applications for the position of five Security Managers, who will attend international matches, and an Anti-corruption Co-ordinator to oversee their work.

The move goes beyond the recommendations of anti-corruption chief Lord Condon's report into corruption in cricket, published in May last year.

All six officials will be paid for by the ICC. The five managers will each be appointed to a specific region, but may be called upon to attend matches elsewhere.

The regions have been divided into England and the West Indies, Bangladesh and Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe and Australia and New Zealand.

The ICC is looking for applicants from the police, services or security occupations.

The job description includes acting as a detrerrent to would-be corrupters, controlling access to players and officials, giving seminars and gathering intelligence in the battle against corruption.

The co-ordinator will be responsible for ensuring "that the momentum of the ICC implementation program is maintained."

"Whilst this position is not required by the Condon Report, we believe it is an important one to provide focus and momentum for our on-going fight against corruption," said ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed.

"Lord Condon recommended that security managers should be appointed by individual countries.

"However, as a demonstration of the ICC's commitment to anti corruption measures, to ensure consistency and to reduce the financial impact on individual boards, we decided it was right for the ICC to employ these people.

"Both the Anti Corruption Co-ordinator and the Security Managers will play vital roles in making sure cricket is clean in future, and we hope to make these appointments as speedily as possible".