Vincent banned for life, admits he is a cheat
Disgraced former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent on Tuesday was banned for life from cricket for matchfixing, admitting he was a cheat who had shamed the sport and his country.
“My name is Lou Vincent and I am a cheat. I have abused my
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position as a professional sportsman on a number of occasions by choosing to accept money through fixing,” he said in a statement.
The punishment, which was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board, stems from one-day matches that Vincent admitted he helped rig in English county cricket.
The ECB said in a statement that Vincent pleaded guilty to 18 breaches of its anti-corruption regulations.
Four charges related to a Twenty20 match between Lancashire and Durham in June 2008. The remaining 14 concerned two fixtures played in August 2011 — a Sussex v Lancashire Twenty20 and a Sussex v Kent CB40 match. Vincent, 35, has given additional evidence to ICC anticorruption investigators about his involvement in fixing in five countries between 2008
and 2012.
MYSTERY OF ‘PLAYER X’ Among his allegations were that a “world-famous international” dubbed “Player X” recruited him into the murky world of matchrigging.
New Zealand legend Chris Cairns has said he believes he is Player X but questioned Vincent’s credibility and vehemently denied any involvement.
Vincent’s statement about his ban made no reference to Cairns or any other player. Instead, he said he had shamed his homeland and the game, prompting him to come clean to try to ease his conscience. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE T20 BANS VINCENT FOR LIFE
Vincent was also banned for life by the Champions League Twenty20 after pleading guilty to seven charges of spotfixing.
"Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) announced that former Auckland Aces batsman Lou Vincent has been banned for life from participating in the tournament after pleading guilty to seven charges relating to spot fixing," CLT20 said in a statement.
It was found that Vincent attempted to corrupt two matches involving the Auckland Aces during the October 2012 CLT20 played in South Africa by entering into agreements with a bookmaker. "Six charges related to Vincent's conduct in the 10 October 2012 match between the Aces and Hampshire at Centurion and 15 October 2012 match between the Aces and Kolkata Knight Riders at Cape Town.
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