No winners in Cairns trial, chief says

New Zealand Cricket chairman Stuart Heal expressed relief yesterday that the Chris Cairns match-fixing perjury trial was over, saying there were no winners in the “unpleasant and incredibly difficult” case.

A London court on Monday cleared Cairns of perjury and perverting the course of justice after a nine-week trial, which included testimony from skipper Brendon McCullum that his ex-teammate had pitched a match-fixing proposal. (AFP)