The indictment issued against him states: “Mervyn Westfield, an employee of
Essex Cricket Club, between the 1st day of January 2009 and the 16th day of
October 2009, corruptly accepted or obtained monies from another for
himself, for agreeing to do, or having done an act in relation to Essex
Cricket Club’s affairs, namely bowling in a manner calculated and intended
to allow the scoring of runs in a NatWest Pro40 cricket match.”

A second charge under the Gambling Act 2005 alleges that Westfield “bowled in
a manner calculated and intended to allow the scoring of runs for the
purpose of assisting another person to cheat at gambling” between Sept 4-9,
2009.

The case is the second significant cricket spot-fixing case to come before the
English courts in the last three months.

In October three Pakistani Test cricketers were jailed for their part in a
spot-fixing sting in the 2010 Lord’s Test against England.

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and
Mohammad Asif were found to have conspired to deliver no-balls in the Test
on the order of an agent, Mazhar Majeed, who was also jailed.