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Cricketer jailed for fixing part of match

The Columbian
Published: February 16, 2012, 4:00pm

LONDON (AP) — The first county cricketer in England to be prosecuted for fixing part of a match has been sentenced to four months in prison.

Former Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield was jailed Friday after admitting taking $9,200 to intentionally concede runs during a 40 overs English county match in 2009.

Westfield’s attorney, Mark Milliken-Smith, says his client was targeted by former teammate Danish Kaneria, a former Pakistan test player.

Milliken-Smith says Westfield was “less likely … to be able to say no to the club’s international star.”

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