Cronje receives offer to play in England

JOHANNESBURG, MAY 14. Sacked South African skipper Hansie Cronje's international career hangs in balance after being named in a sensational match-fixing case and admitting to accepting money from a bookie, but the disgraced cricketer could return to the game to play for an English club once the judicial inquiry into the issue is over, a newspaper report said.

Cronje is reportedly considering a lucrative offer to play for Lashings, a club based in Kent, the Durban-based Sunday Tribune said. The owner of Lashings, David Folb, is understood to have spoken to Cronje and his solicitors, the paper said, adding that the player could not be reached for his comments. Lashings, interestingly, is sponsored by an Internet betting company called Intertops, the daily said.

If he accepts the offer, Cronje will join three West Indian players - former skipper Richie Richardson, Junior Murray and Stuart Williams - in the team. Another West Indian, Eldine Baptiste, is expected to join the club this season.

- PTI

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