WESTFIELD TO ASSIST SA ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAMME
Mervyn Westfield has flown to South Africa in an attempt to help to educate their cricketers about the dangers of corruption in cricket. The former Essex fast bowler was jailed for four months in 2012 for his involvement in spot-fixing in a limited-overs match against Durham in September 2009. At that stage there was no formal anti-corruption education for county cricketers. But since he was released from prison, Westfield has played an important part in the Professional Cricketers' Association's (the players' union) anti-corruption campaign, talking about his experiences to first-year professionals at two PCA Rookie Camps and accompanying PCA staff on pre-season visits to 18 current county squads. Westfield will now talk about his experiences in South Africa on the...
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