Chris Cairns will have the chance to tell his side of the story when he gives evidence at his London trial next week.
The former star cricketer is set to move from the dock to the witness box on Tuesday, when the defence is expected to open its case.
Cairns is charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice in relation to a 2012 libel case against former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi.
The New Zealander told the court then that he had "never cheated at cricket and would never contemplate such a thing", and was awarded STG140,000 ($A300,000) in costs and damages.
However, the Crown says Cairns lied, and it has sought throughout the current trial to prove his alleged record of match fixing.
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Reports that Cairns would give evidence this week sparked a pilgrimage of New Zealand sport fans to Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.
More than 20 people were lined up outside the courtroom an hour before proceedings were due to start, and the public gallery was overflowing when more arrived as the doors opened.
Court staff told them Cairns was not likely to be called, but they were not to be deterred and remained for evidence from a British police officer and legal arguments.
The case has attracted great interest from Kiwi ex-pats and a number of New Zealanders in Britain for the Rugby World Cup - All Blacks-branded clothing making an appearance in the public gallery on several occasions.
Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum, who told the jury that Cairns had approached him in India and in England to try to get him to fix games, attracted substantial attention.
During his evidence, the court was packed to capacity and people unable to fit inside tried to get a glimpse of the action by peering through the courtroom door's window.
Former New Zealand cricketer and confessed match fixer Lou Vincent was also of great interest to spectators.
Several sat through all three days of his evidence, during which Vincent described how he had match fixed under Cairns's instructions on a number of occasions.
Even former professional players appearing via videolink, including Ricky Ponting, Daniel Vettori and Shane Bond, have drawn visitors to the London court.
