Former Croydon Athletic owner Mazhar Majeed faces a tense wait to find out if appeal judges thinks his conviction is unsafe.

The disgraced sport agent was jailed for two years and eight months last November, for his role in the cricket match-fixing scandal.

Yesterday (Thursday), the 36-year-old and former Essex player Mervyn Westfield- the first county cricketer in England to be prosecuted for spot-fixing- asked judges to overturn their convictions at the Court of Appeal.

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge and two other judges have reserved their decision to another date, as they look at the current laws on gambling used to convict the pair.

Although Croydon born Majeed and Westfield, 24, of Chelmsford, Essex, were convicted separately, the pair appealed together as both cases raised the same point of law.

Both men's lawyers argued the offences charged did not reflect the facts alleged.

Majeed was jailed after pleading guilty to conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to make corrupt payments.

In February, Westfield was jailed for four months after pleading guilty to being paid £6,000 to bowl in a way so a specific number of runs would be chalked up.

He has since been released from prison.