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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Mervyn Westfield, the former Essex bowler who was jailed for his part in spot-fixing in 2012, will be allowed to play county 2nd XI and Minor Counties cricket this season after being given special dispensation by the ECB https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141236.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/973619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/973619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-973619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield, the former Essex cricketer, has spoken publically for the first time about the chain of events which led to him receive a prison sentence for spot-fixing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141229.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/674771.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/674771.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-674771 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Danish Kaneria has filed an appeal against his lifetime ban in the Commercial Court in the United Kingdom and sought for a publicly open proceeding against his sentence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161000/161095.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/662411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/662411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-662411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield wants to help the next generation of cricketers avoid making the mistakes he made https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141236.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/647425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/647425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-647425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Danish Kaneria, the former Pakistan legspinner, has lost his appeal against a life ban from cricket imposed by the ECB https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127000/127069.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/647119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/647119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-647119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The appeal into the sanctions imposed upon Danish Kaneria and Mervyn Westfield will be held in London on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134700/134770.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646289.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646289.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-646289 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Danish Kaneria has lost his ECB disciplinary appeal against two corruption convictions, although he could still have the length of his life ban from cricket reduced https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126800/126872.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/632503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/632503.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-632503 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield has endured a third day in the witness box as Danish Kaneria's appeal against a lifetime ban from the game continues https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141100/141163.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/632108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/632108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-632108 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB has won its battle to get Mervyn Westfield, the former Essex seamer, to testify at Danish Kaneria's appeal against his life ban for corruption https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141236.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/631579.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/631579.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-631579 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The full statement made by Mervyn Westfield after reluctantly agreeing to give evidence in an ECB hearing called to consider Danish Kaneria's appeal against his ban for match-fixing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/631578.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/631578.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-631578 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB are continuing their efforts to persuade Mervyn Westfield to give evidence at Danish Kaneira's appeal hearing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141229.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/630703.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/630703.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-630703 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield has been issued with a summons from the High Court in London compelling him to appear at Danish Kaneria's ECB disciplinary appeal https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/629425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/629425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-629425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB could face a claim for "very substantial damages" from Danish Kaneria, the banned Pakistan legspinner, after it emerged that its main witness against him continues to refuse to appear at the appeal hearing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142392.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/623895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/623895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/569429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/569429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, has been found guilty of corruption by an ECB disciplinary panel in relation to the spot-fixing case involving Mervyn Westfield https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/74700/74766.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/569411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/569411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB disciplinary panel hearing into the case against Danish Kaneria, the former Pakistan spinner, Mervyn Westfield has been put back until the week beginning June 18 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/564508.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/564508.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564508 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT English cricket will continue to insist that all players, including short term overseas signings, undergo anti-corruption education - even though the amnesty to report match-fixing has produced "nothing of major significance." https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134700/134770.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/563282.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/563282.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563282 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB has announced it is to bring disciplinary proceedings against Danish Kaneria and Mervyn Westfield in relation to spot-fixing allegations https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134700/134770.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/559998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/559998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David East, the Essex chief executive, has strongly defended his club's handling of the spot-fixing episode that saw Mervyn Westfield become the first English professional to receive a prison sentence for cricketing corruption. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/essex/content/story/559676.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/essex/content/story/559676.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559676 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB's anti-corruption chief has said a number of players have come forward to report possible match-fixing approaches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142392.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/555879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/555879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All overseas cricketers who sign up for a stint in English county cricket will be forced to complete the anti-corruption training https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132200/132287.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/554881.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/554881.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554881 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT County cricket must reassert its reputation for honesty and integrity in the wake of the Mervyn Westfield spot-fixing case according to Angus Porter, head of the players' union. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142392.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/554136.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/554136.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554136 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Less than four months have passed since three of their most celebrated cricketers were jailed and once again Pakistan has been dragged into the murky world of spot-fixing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134700/134770.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/554081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/554081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Full coverage of Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield's trial and conviction for spot-fixing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/554077.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/554077.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554077 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield, the first player in English cricket to be found guilty of spot fixing, was given a four-month prison term https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142392.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/554036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/554036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The sentencing of Mervyn Westfield, the former Essex pace bowler who pleaded guilty to spot-fixing last month, has been adjourned for a week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141236.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/552791.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/552791.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552791 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's professional cricketers have been offered an amnesty to report match-fixing approaches until the end of April in the wake of the Mervyn Westfield corruption trial. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141236.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/549107.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/549107.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549107 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield, the former Essex bowler, has become the first English cricketer to be convicted of spot-fixing after pleading guilty at London's central criminal court, to criminal charges arising from a spot-fixing investigation by Essex police https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141200/141237.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/549087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/549087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield becomes the first English cricketer to face criminal charges arising from a spot-fixing allegation when he goes on trial at the Old Bailey on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141100/141163.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/548921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/548921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-548921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield, the Essex fast bowler, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud over claims he deliberately bowled wides as part of a spot-betting scam https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121700/121783.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/477352.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/477352.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-477352 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, has been released without charge by police after being arrested in connection with alleged spot-fixing during an English domestic Pro40 match last season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119300/119366.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/476232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/476232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476232 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield, the Essex pace bowler who was questioned by police over spot-fixing allegations along with Danish Kaneria, has been released by the county https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/473507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-473507 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Danish Kaneria, who was arrested last month on suspicion of involvement in spot-fixing, is free to play for Essex and Pakistan this summer after the ECB confirmed his registration would not be suspended unless he is proven guilty https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118000/118014.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex cricketers Danish Kaneria and Mervyn Westfield have been questioned by Essex police in connection with an ongoing investigation into spot-fixing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106300/106328.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/459763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/459763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-459763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mervyn Westfield, the 20-year-old fast bowler, has extended his contract with Essex until 2010 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/385564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/385564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-385564 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England bounced back from their 16-run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka as they again efficiently disposed of Malaysia. A powerful batting display carried them to 316 before Andrew Miller took 4 for 27 as Malaysia were rolled for 159 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/278472.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/278472.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-278472 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT