Tough times for the former Kiwi all-rounder, who is cleaning bus shelters for $17 an hour.
New Zealand cricketing great Chris Cairns, who is under investigation by British authorities for alleged match-fixing, is out in the field (not cricket) to meet the mounting legal expenses and support his family.
The Kiwi all-rounder has been reportedly driving trucks, cleaning bus shelters for $17 an hour.
Cairns' former team-mate Dion Nash told New Zealand Herald last month: "He's trying really hard and supporting his family the best way he can. He's not moping around, he's showing guts and doing hard work by cleaning bus shelters. All I can do is support him, but as a friend it is really hard to watch his name being dragged through the mud with no conclusion in sight. He's a champion guy and he will come through this stronger."
Cairns' former team-mate, Lou Vincent, who was banned for life earlier this year, has alleged that a world-famous international dubbed 'Player X' lured him into a murky world of corruption that included offers of cash and sex to rig matches.
Cairns himself has said he believes he is the player Vincent was referring to but questioned his accuser's credibility, describing the allegations he faces as 'absurd, bizarre and scary'. The 44-year-old will travel to Britain later this month to prove his innocence, New Zealand media reported.
He retired from international cricket in 2004 after becoming one of only 12 players in Test history to score the all-rounders' double of 200 wickets and 3,000 runs. In 2012, Cairns won £90,000 ($146,000) in a libel action against former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi in London over a tweet alleging he was involved in match-fixing.
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New Zealand cricketing great Chris Cairns, who is under investigation by British authorities for alleged match-fixing, is out in the field (not cricket) to meet the mounting legal expenses and support his family.
The Kiwi all-rounder has been reportedly driving trucks, cleaning bus shelters for $17 an hour.
Cairns' former team-mate Dion Nash told New Zealand Herald last month: "He's trying really hard and supporting his family the best way he can. He's not moping around, he's showing guts and doing hard work by cleaning bus shelters. All I can do is support him, but as a friend it is really hard to watch his name being dragged through the mud with no conclusion in sight. He's a champion guy and he will come through this stronger."
Cairns' former team-mate, Lou Vincent, who was banned for life earlier this year, has alleged that a world-famous international dubbed 'Player X' lured him into a murky world of corruption that included offers of cash and sex to rig matches.
Cairns himself has said he believes he is the player Vincent was referring to but questioned his accuser's credibility, describing the allegations he faces as 'absurd, bizarre and scary'. The 44-year-old will travel to Britain later this month to prove his innocence, New Zealand media reported.
He retired from international cricket in 2004 after becoming one of only 12 players in Test history to score the all-rounders' double of 200 wickets and 3,000 runs. In 2012, Cairns won £90,000 ($146,000) in a libel action against former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi in London over a tweet alleging he was involved in match-fixing.
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