Cairns denies being ‘Player X’ in match-fixing probe
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CHRIS Cairns says current New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has lied if he named him to anti-corruption authorities as the former star player who attempted to lure McCullum into match-fixing.
The retired allrounder issued a statement saying he believes he is the figure identified only as “Player X” who was named by McCullum and former New Zealand test batsman Lou Vincent as a ringleader of fixing activities.
McCullum’s testimony to the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit was leaked on Sunday to a British newspaper. The Daily Mail said McCullum told investigators he was twice approached in 2008 by a player he considered a friend and hero and invited to become involved in fixing.
“I believe it is being alleged that I am that player,” said Cairns, a high-profile former New Zealand international. “It is well known that the ICC ACSU (anti-corruption security unit) has been investigating allegations of corruption and my name has been linked by others to these allegations. I am being asked whether I am Player X. ... These allegations against me are a complete lie.”
Detail of Vincent’s evidence to anti-corruption investigators has also been widely published by British newspapers. Vincent is reported to have been involved in spot-fixing in matches in five countries, including England county matches and the Champions Trophy Twenty20 tournament.
He is also reported to have told investigators he was taking instructions from a former international star player.
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