Essex spot-fixing trial

February 17, 2012 - Comments
In the long and glorious tradition of Pakistani spin kings, Danish Kaneria tops the record books as the greatest of them all. The country’s most successful Test twirler, with 261 wickets, he was ...

February 17, 2012 - Comments
Judge Anthony Morris sentenced Mervyn Westfield to four months in prison. Here is the full text of his sentencing judgement today at the Old Bailey. Mervyn Westfield, you have pleaded guilty to count ...

February 17, 2012 - Comments
Mervyn Westfield was jailed for spot-fixing today as damaging claims emerged that the county game had “turned a blind eye” to corruption. Westfield, 23, was sentenced to four months behind bars for ...

February 17, 2012 - Comments
Essex and Pakistan leg spinner Danish Kaneria is facing a new corruption inquiry which could ban him from the game for life, The Cricketer can reveal. The 31-year-old bowler was named in court as the ...

February 17, 2012 - Comments
Pakistan and Essex leg spinner Danish Kaneria “corrupted” Mervyn Westfield and approached at least four other players in the club about spot-fixing, a court heard today. Kaneria’s boasts about making ...

January 12, 2012 - Comments
As a teenager, Mervyn Westfield seemed to have the cricketing world at his feet. Honoured as a schoolboy and lauded by Essex, who gave him his First Class debut aged 17, he even tasted international ...

January 12, 2012 - Comments
Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan leg-spinner, is still fighting to clear his name following the Essex spot-fixing scandal. The 30-year-old was arrested alongside Mervyn Westfield over allegations of ...

January 12, 2012 - Comments
Mervyn Westfield, the former Essex fast bowler, has become the first English cricketer to be convicted for spot-fixing after admitting he took bribes to deliberately bowl badly. The 23-year-old is ...