Police to interview Cairns in London

Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns is travelling to London to conclude his interview with London police regarding match-fixing allegations.

Chief executive officer of International Cricket Council David Richardson speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur

Chief executive officer of International Cricket Council David Richardson speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur

Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns is travelling to London to continue his interview with London's Metropolitan Police.

Cairns' name was first publicly linked with the worldwide investigation into match-fixing in December last year.

Recent testimony from former teammate Lou Vincent and current Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum to the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit has been published in British media over the past week.

Cairns denies any involvement in corruption but believes he is the person alleged to be "Player X" - the match-fixing ringleader mentioned by Vincent and McCullum.

Cairns' lawyer, Aaron Lloyd of Minter Ellison, confirmed to the New Zealand Herald that the former allrounder was flying to London.

"Chris Cairns is meeting with the Met police to conclude the interview he started and is also hoping to meet with the ICC anti-corruption unit."

In the leaked testimony, Vincent said Player X lured him into getting involved in fixing across several countries.

McCullum said he rebuffed two approaches by the same player, who he described as a "hero", to fix games.

The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday (AEST) that it was bringing 14 charges against Vincent, 35, and six against Pakistan A pace bowler Naveed Arif, 32, for offences in English county cricket.

They relate to a 40-over match between their Sussex team and Kent at Hove in August 2011. Vincent is also charged in relation to a Twenty20 match between Sussex and Lancashire earlier in the same month.


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