After news of Lou Vincent's ex-wife's match-fixing testimony came out, former New Zealand Test cricketer Chris Cairns has continued to stay firm on the stand that he is innocent.
'I felt like I was part of a gang. It almost made me feel better, because I am thinking: 'I am part of a match-fixing gang, I am with a group that's going to have my back and nobody knows our little secret'.'
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a life ban on disgraced former New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent on Tuesday, just hours after the player admitted he was a "cheat" and had shamed his country and the sport by fixing matches.
An emotional Chris Cairns has said he is '100 per cent in the dark' about the ICC's allegations of match-fixing against him and would co-operate with the anti-corruption unit's investigators to come out clean.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has charged former Sussex players Lou Vincent and Naveed Arif under its Anti-Corruption code, the ruling body said on Thursday. Former New Zealand batsman Vincent has been charged with 14 offences relating to two Sussex matches in August 2011 - a Twenty20 game against Lancashire and a 40-over clash with Kent.
Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has pleaded guilty to not reporting an approach by a bookmaker while playing in the Bangladesh Premier League last year.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has suffered paralysis in his legs after the stroke in his spine during a life-saving heart surgery in Australia, according to reports.
Auckland Aces opener Lou Vincent said the win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday was long-awaited sweet revenge after the IPL team had shunted Auckland out of the event's last edition with narrow victory.
Auckland Aces were knockout of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament after they suffered a four-wicket defeat against Somerset in a nail-biting qualifying match in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Statistical highlights from the fourth day's play of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Sussex are sickened at being tainted by the match-fixing scandal involving former players Lou Vincent and Naveed Arif, manager Mark Robinson admitted.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat in the Twenty20 World Cup first semi-final in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday.
Batsman Peter Fulton has been recalled to the New Zealand cricket squad for their three-match one-day series against Bangladesh. He replaces the out-of-form Lou Vincent, who struggled against Australia in the recently completed Chappell-Hadlee one-day series that Australia won 2-0.
The second one-day international between Australia and New Zealand was abandoned due to heavy rain after only six overs on Sunday.
A dazzling unbeaten half century by Damien Martyn (67) and Lou Vincent's 43 helped ICL World XI beat ICL India XI by eight wickets in the ICL 20s World Series, at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad, on Wednesday night. ICL World XI, replying to India XI's 141 for 5 in 20 overs, hit up 145 runs for the loss of two wickets in 18.3 overs.
Former Pakistani opener Imran Farhat hit a blazing half-century to lead Lahore Badshahs to a 38-run win over local favourites Chandigarh Lions in an ICL Twenty20 match in Panchkula on Sunday night. Riding on Imran's quickfire 94, studded with eight sixes, Lahore Badshahs posted a challenging total of 187 and then restricted Lions to 149 for seven in their quota of 20 overs.
New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent is battling depression and doubts he will play international cricket again.
The Kiwis posted a record total of 318 for 7 on a perfect batting pitch before winning the tri-series match 58 runs.
New Zealand beat Mumbai by 39 runs in their practice match in Mumbai.
Medium-fast bowler Michael Mason, 12th man for the series opener, is also retained.
New Zealand reached their victory target with 23 overs to spare, skipper Stephen Fleming ending on 70 not out and Lou Vincent hitting Mitchell Johnson for six to seal the win and finish unbeaten on 73.
Lou Vincent scored a hundred as the Kiwis beat West Indies by 91 runs to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
Mark Gillespie led New Zealand's nine-wicket demolition of Kenya in the second match of the Twenty20 World Cup.
New Zealand fell two runs short of eclipsing Sri Lanka's highest score in One-Day Internationals on Wenesday.
Lou Vincent blasted a double-century to put New Zealand in complete control of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka.
New Zealand, 1-0 down in the series, made 199 for five on the opening day of the third and final Test against Australia in Auckland on Saturday.
The opener hit an unbeaten half century as New Zealand ended a rain-shortened day 1 in the second Test against Pakistan at 151 for five.
Craig McMillan, Lou Vincent, Scott Styris and Ian Butler will not be making the trip because of safety concerns.
Martin Snedden is to accompany the team on its troubled tour of Pakistan.
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