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Post by hhsussex on Oct 4, 2015 7:20:36 GMT
A good background article here ( www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/925607.html) outlining the importance of the Chris Cairns perjury trial, which starts at Southwark Crown Court on Monday Oct 5th, with cross-examination of witnesses (including Lou Vincent, as well as McCullum and other New Zealand Test players and officials) from 12th October. The trial is expected to last 4 weeks and could end in a custodial sentence for Cairns if he is found guilty. |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Oct 5, 2015 12:04:43 GMT
Today is the BIG day - the trial that could blow the horrific cricket match and spot-fixing scandal sky high as Chris Cairns faces the dock at 'Southwark Crown Court' for the first time of many during the ensuing weeks. BIG names from cricket are being called as witnesses. The person to follow is Lizzy Ammon who is covering the story for various publications. Any immediate news should appear on her twitter. twitter.com/legsidelizzy?lang=en |
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Post by hhsussex on Oct 8, 2015 7:44:28 GMT
The outline of the prosecution case reported here ( www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/926909.html) with the trial due to continue on Monday. The case may hinge on the cross-examination of the many high-profile witnesses: how sincere they are, and whose version of the story they seem to corroborate. The incidental detail that is revealed could prove just as interesting as the outcome, if they seem to confirm that corruption is widespread and has been brushed under the carpet by officials at all levels. |
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Post by hhsussex on Oct 12, 2015 12:12:10 GMT
At Southwark today Lou Vincent is in the witness box and the Daily Telegraph's Sports News correspondent Ben Rumsby is Tweeting some of the juicier pieces (https://twitter.com/ben_rumsby), such as :
Vincent says he was "under direct orders" from Cairns to get involved in match-fixing in India.
Vincent tells court he "underperformed" in a match between Lancashire and Durham in June 2008, under instruction of Cairns.
Vincent also tells court Cairns angrily threatened him with a cricket bat after a botched fix in India that Cairns said cost him "millions".
Vincent also tells court he was also offered a prostitute and a "wad of American dollars" by another individual in India.
It will be interesting to see if Vincent expands on his confession of his and Naved Arif's guilt when playing for Sussex.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Oct 12, 2015 13:45:17 GMT
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Post by flashblade on Oct 12, 2015 13:52:19 GMT
It would be entertaining if it wasn't so serious. I often have this uneasy feeling that we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg . . . |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Oct 12, 2015 13:56:23 GMT
The Titanic iceberg was an ice cube in comparison... imho.
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Post by fraudster on Oct 12, 2015 17:52:56 GMT
What part of that was edited S&F - it's very small, she said.
Vincent's a weasel isn't he. 'Under direct orders to get involved', what a minge. I hope they all die a horrible death. Failing that, several years in prison should suffice.
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Post by flashblade on Oct 12, 2015 18:47:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2015 18:59:04 GMT
What part of that was edited S&F - it's very small, she said. Vincent's a weasel isn't he. 'Under direct orders to get involved', what a minge. I hope they all die a horrible death. Failing that, several years in prison should suffice. The way he's 'singing', he's more of a canary than a weasel. He's outed Tuffey, Matthew Elliot, Mal Loye and Murray Goodwin as being involved, even if the role of some of them was to turn down the money. This is the bit that will be causing palpitations in the Sussex board room: "He gave details of a conversation with Murray Goodwin who said he was going to report the fix. Vincent admitted lying in his statement to that investigation but did not know why that investigation had not been taken any further by the authorities." If true, that statement, made under oath, raises far more questions than it resolves. Did Goodwin report it? And who did he report it to? After the fix had been reported why was the investigation not taken any further? Were Sussex officials and/or employees part of any decision not to take the matter any further? The only amusing bit in a totally not funny story (and not reported in the account of the day's proceedings given by Jon Filby's best friend Lizzy Ammon) was that under cross-examination, Louche Lou claimed that at the time of the initial approach he had turned down the "big wad of cash" but admitted that he had shagged the prostitute who was thrown in as part of the introductory offer. So he resisted stuffing his trouser pocket with dollars, but couldn't resist shaking his trouser snake. How did this man ever play for Sussex - and did his team-mates not realise what a stinking pile of horse manure he was? |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Oct 16, 2015 12:26:46 GMT
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Post by mrsdoyle on Oct 16, 2015 19:03:47 GMT
Like the boxing match in Porridge, when Fletcher bet on a draw! |
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Post by mrsdoyle on Oct 16, 2015 19:21:24 GMT
Honestly, I went to that game on August 23rd. I only earn the minimum wage and stumped up several hours worth of wages to see what I thought was a game of cricket, not a charade where the end has been predetermined to suit some bookies.
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Post by joe on Oct 17, 2015 13:58:10 GMT
Whilst watching the test match in Abu Dhabi it struck me that perhaps the reason the front foot no ball is only looked at when there is a wicket these days is because it then cuts out any chance of spot fixing a no ball.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Oct 17, 2015 18:20:29 GMT
Interesting point and secondly given the bizarre turn-a-around of the game and with no
disrespect towards Rashid, given Pakistan's match-fixing notoriety, a batting collapse
in the 2nd innings on a pitch that produced over 1100 runs in the 1st. Come on?!?
As Ed Hawkins suggests in his book, Pakistan are renowned masters at orchestrating
batting collapses.
Apologies for my cynicism.
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