Appeals of Butt, Aamer to be heard Wednesday
November 19th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Nov 19 (IANS) The appeals of jailed Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammed Aamer will be heard by the Court of Appeal Wednesday for their involvement in spot fixing against England in the Lord’s Test.
Former Pakistan captain Butt got a jail term of 30 months while teenager Aamer has been sentenced for six months.
Butt, Aamer and the third accused, pace bowler Mohammad Asif became the first cricketers to be convicted for any form of fixing in the sport.
They were found guilty of spot fixing in the Lord’s Test against England last year.
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