Mervyn Westfield spot-fixing case: Westfield convicted for spot-fixing Visit Bet365 Save For Later Posted by Suneer Chowdhary 13 Jan 2012 Tweet Former Essex County cricketer Mervyn Westfield, 22, arrives at City of London Magistrates Court, in London, on September 23, 2010. Westfield is charged with conspiracy to defraud after allegedly agreeing to bowl his first cricket over in such a way to allow a certain number of runs to be scored, dur (credit: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images) Related Articles See all Other Cricket news Share it Pin It Mervyn Westfield, former Essex medium-pacer, has been convicted for charges related to spot-fixing after he pleaded guilty of accepting money to concede a particular number of runs on an over. Watch & bet on live cricket streaming at bet365 > live streaming > cricketThe sentencing for Westfield will happen on February 10 and he could face up to seven years in jail. More recently, the Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt were convicted and jailed by the English courts on the same charges. Westfield said that he accepted £6000 to allow 12 runs to be made off his opening over in one of Essex's Pro40 matches in 2009. In the end, he failed to give away those many runs in that over of the match that was televised live. Another interesting development that took place was the announcement made by Judge Anthony Morris about the involvement of another cricket-related person in the case. He said, "It seems the alleged corruptor is a person whose name is known to me, and I'm sure known to many people interested in cricket."The prosecution accused the former Essex bowler of accepting the payment for giving away 12 runs but only 10 runs came in that over. His counsel, Mark Milliken-Smith, asked the judge for leniency on the grounds that the plan did not fructify and that there was an attempt to snare Westfield for some of the future games. Milliken-Smith said: "The prosecution is based almost entirely on what he unguardedly told fellow players. The aim was to snare for future activity. The reality is, on any view, he didn't do what he was supposed to have done."What is spot-fixing?Wikipedia defines spot-fixing as ‘Illegal activity in a sport where a specific part of a game is fixed.’ In cricket, it is the illegal fixing of certain events within the game, instead of fixing the game itself, which is a much more difficult task to achieve and may require the involvement of many more cricketers. In case of spot-fixing, even one cricketer can influence a certain passage of play like the number of runs in a particular over or bowling no-ball on a particular delivery – as in the case of the Amir, Asif and Butt controversy. Read our Bet365 review Get your £200 free bet at bet365 now Like Like Post to wall 325 Reads All Cricket News Recent Cricket Articles Mervyn Westfield spot-fixing case: Westfield convicted for spot-fixing13 Jan 2012Mervyn Westfield, former Essex medium-pacer, has been convicted for charges related to spot-fixing Sachin Tendulkar - will he get his illusive 100th hundred?01 Jan 2012Tendulkar 5/1 First Innings Hundred...Australia Cut For Second Test! South Africa v Australia money-back at StanJames13 Oct 2011South Africa begin the Gary Kirsten reign against Australia on Thursday, and StanJames have a money South Africa v Australia odds and preview13 Oct 2011Gary Kirsten begins his reign as South Africa coach with the first of two Twenty20 matches with Aus The Friends Life Twenty20 tips07 Jun 2011The Friends Life Twenty20 is getting into full swing with another round of matches set for Wednesda Graeme Swann claims scalps against South Australia12 Nov 2010Graeme Swann showed why he is 6/5 favourite with Victor Chandler to be England’s leading wicket tak More Stories Recent Articles Euro 2012 warm-up fixtures live streamed this weekend25 May 2012There are lots of international football games being played this weekend, with bet365 live streamin Holland v Bulgaria live stream preview and odds25 May 2012Holland will step up their planning for Euro 2012 when they face Bulgaria in an international frien England Euro 2012 betting - Andy Carroll 8/15 to start against France25 May 2012Andy Carroll looks set to start England’s friendly away to Norway and the Liverpool striker is 8/15 EHF Champions League Final Four - Watch live streaming matches on bet36525 May 2012Only four teams are left to dispute the EHF Champions League title this season. Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats - Super League Live Streaming25 May 2012Castleford Tigers and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats will open the Magic Weekend at the home of Manches Hull FC v Hull KR - Super League Live Streaming - Super League25 May 2012One of the fiercest rivalries in rugby league will take centre stage at the Etihad Stadium as Hull More Stories Tags English Cricket, Essex, Mervyn Westfield, Mervyn Westfield Convicted, Mervyn Westfield Spot-Fixing
