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Mervyn Westfield Personal information Full name Mervyn Simon Westfield Born 5 May 1988
Romford, Essex, EnglandHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast Domestic team information Years Team 2005–2010 Essex Career statistics Competition FC LA Matches 7 8 Runs scored 46 31 Batting average 9.20 31.00 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 32 17 Balls bowled 655 246 Wickets 11 5 Bowling average 37.81 48.60 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 4/72 2/32 Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2010 Mervyn Simon Westfield (born May 5, 1988 in Romford, Essex) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who until September 2010 played for Essex County Cricket Club.
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Essex career
Westfield played for the first time for Essex in the 2005 County Championship against Durham.[1] He made one appearance in the Second XI Championship before the end of the season, and in 2006, played three matches as Essex reached third in Division Two of the 2006 County Championship.
In May 2010 he was arrested by Essex police in connection with “match irregularities” in the 2009 domestic season, along with teammate Danish Kaneria. The investigations are believed to focus on a NatWest Pro40 match in September 2009 against Durham, which Essex won.[2]
From 2006 onward, Westfield was an irregular feature in the Essex side. During the 2010 County Championship, Westfield was released by Essex after struggling to find a regular place in the first team.[3] Westfield has played as an upper-middle order batsman and as a tailender. He held a first-class bowling average of 37.81 by the time of his release by Essex.[4]
Spot-fixing charges
Following his arrest on suspicion of a spot-fixing irregularity, it was announced on September 15, 2010 by the Crown Prosecution Service that Westfield was to be formally charged with conspiracy to defraud over claims he deliberately bowled wides as part of a spot-fixing scam.[5] Antony Swift, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said Westfield would appear at City of London Magistrates' on September 23, 2010.[6] His Essex teammate Danish Kaneria was released without charge following the investigation.[7]
References
- ^ Durham v Essex, 2005 County Championship
- ^ Kaneria and Westfield arrested in fraud probe, retrieved 16 May 2010
- ^ Mervyn Westfield released by Essex
- ^ First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mervyn Westfield
- ^ Hore, James (16 September 2010). "Cricketer charged with fraud following match". East Anglian Daily Times. http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/cricketer_charged_with_fraud_following_match_1_651235. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ Mervyn Westfield charged with fraud
- ^ Kaneria released without charge in spot-fixing investigation. Westfield, was however, later, charged with fraud and will appear in court to testify his case.
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