Mervyn Westfield - charged over conspiracy claims
A FORMER Essex County cricketer was accused of fraud today over claims he deliberately played poorly. The Crown Prosecution Service said Mervyn Westfield had been charged with conspiracy to defraud.
Investigators allege he acted dishonestly during a match between Durham and Essex on September 5, 2009.
It is alleged he dishonestly agreed to bowl his first over in such a way as to allow a certain number of runs to be scored.
Antony Swift, of the CPS, said Westfield would appear at City of London Magistrates' Court next Thursday at 10am.
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