New Zealand Cricket chief summoned as witness in Chris Cairns perjury trial
New Zealand Cricket chief summoned as witness in Chris Cairns perjury trial
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief David White has been summoned as witness in the perjury trial of former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns. Cairns filed successful defamation case against beleaguered Indian Premier League (IPL) boss Lalit Modi, but now faces a perjury case himself. Proceedings on the case are set to commence on October 5 at London’s Crown Court in Southwark and will run for an estimated four weeks. Apart from White, a slew of former and present New Zealand cricketers will also stand witness in the case including the likes of current skipper Brendon McCullum and former speedster Shane Bond. ALSO READ: Cairns and his lawyer get bail in perjury case
According to radionz.co.nz, A source close to NZC confirmed the development of White’s inclusion in the case but declined to offer further comment. Former participants in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) including Craig McMillan, Darryl Tuffey, Chris Harris, Andre Adams and Nathan Astle may also be called as witnesses in the perjury trial. ALSO READ: McCullum keen to provide evidence in match-fixing case
Another former New Zealand player, Lou Vincent, who recently admitted to multiple counts of match-fixing, for which he received a life-ban from playing the sport, will also appear in the trial.
Cairns had, in the defamation case against Modi, made a comment in court that he had “never, ever cheated in cricket” which the court now suspects to be a willful lie while under oath, for which Cairns has been charged for perjury. Cairns had sued Modi over a tweet from the latter that stated Cairns was involved in match-fixing. Cairns had 90,000 Pounds after winning the case