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An appeals court has upheld convictions of a disgraced cricketer and an agent who were jailed over separate incidents of match-fixing. Agent Mazhar Majeed was sentenced to two years and eight months last year for conspiring with players to bowl no-balls at predetermined times during the fourth test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s in August 2010. [caption id=“attachment_327917” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Reuters”]  [/caption] Player Mervyn Westfield pleaded guilty to fixing in a separate case. He was jailed for four months. A three-judge panel rejected their appeal Thursday. Justice Igor Judge said the decision will help rid cricket of corruption and ensure it remains a competitive sport. The Pakistani match-fixing case was the biggest scandal in cricket since South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life in 2000 for taking bribes from bookmakers. AP
Agent Mazhar Majeed was sentenced to two years and eight months last year for conspiring with players to bowl no-balls at predetermined times.
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