Lewis names three who took money

London, April 16: Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis claimed in a British Sunday newspaper that he had been told three England players...

London, April 16: Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis claimed in a British Sunday newspaper that he had been told three England players had taken money to fix matches.

Lewis told The News of the World the names of the England trio, who have played regularly for their country during the last four years, were given to him by sports promoter Aushim Kheterpal.

“The amounts the three received went into thousands,” Lewis was quoted as saying. “I was told everybody was at it, including players from South Africa, India and Pakistan.”

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England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) media spokesman Andrew Walpole said: “After we have studied the article in detail, we will decide what course of action to take, if any.”

Match-fixing allegations have blighted cricket in recent years, and the controversy resurfaced last Tuesday when Cronje admitted accepting between $10,000 and 15,000 from a bookmaker for information and forecasting during a triangular series against Zimbabwe and England in South Africa last January.

Cronje’s admission came after he and team-mates Nicky Boje, Herschelle Gibbs and Pieter Strydom were charged by Indian police on April 7 with “cheating, fraud and criminal conspiracy” during a One-day series in India last month. All have denied involvement in match-fixing.

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