Vincent said that he was “ashamed” of his actions Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA

The former batsman described Cairns as “the main player” for New Zealand when he started playing for them in 2001.

He also alleged that Cairns had threatened him with a cricket bat after he “messed up” a proposed fix in a match.

But when he questioned Vincent around his failed first marriage, there was a flash of emotion from the disgraced cricketer.

“I can’t recall”, was a common answer from Vincent.

“He turned to me, looked at me and said “You did the right thing” and “That’s good cover”.

Orlando Powell QC, for Cairns, said Vincent’s assertions were “absurd”.

In Vincent’s version of events, he told Cairns – his captain at the Chandigarh Lions – about the approach.

“Can I help you?”

He asked Vincent if he was working as a match-fixing double agent for side deals, with Vincent responding he had been paid by bookies for information about fixes. “You received not one penny piece?”

He added: “He used and abused me”.

Vincent said at the time he was “on a high” and “felt good” about his role in fixing. “What he (Vincent) said is incorrect”.

Pownall pointed to how long it had taken Vincent to own up to match fixing – about five years – as an indication “you were saving your own skin”.

The charges relate to a libel case that Cairns, 45, brought against Lalit Modi, the founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), in March 2012.

“That is what Chris Cairns did: he lied in his witness statements, he lied on oath and he arranged that others should give false evidence on his behalf”.

Vincent then asked the judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, if he could swear in court.

Tuffey is not listed as a witness and was not charged by the Met Police following the investigation.

Mongia insisted “how can he name me without any proof”.

Vincent, now retired, said he had rejected a request from Cairns to support his civil case against Modi because to do so “would have been a complete lie”.

Cairns is the son of cricketing great Lance Cairns, who represented New Zealand from 1973 to 1986. Ms Wass said Cairns told Vincent the ICL was corrupt anyway and they both “deserved a piece of the pie” too.

“We had to act like we were disappointed”, said Vincent.

Vincent rejected the point, saying Cairns was “a mate” who had attended his wedding, and reiterated that Cairns had said there was no problem with fixing games at the ICL because it was an unsanctioned tournament.

Vincent helped fix four matches.

“Six people will tell the story in six different ways”, Vincent said.

“The average person watching a game – no one could tell”.

They both deny the charges and the trial continues.

He also feared that photographs or film of the sexual encounter would be used to blackmail him.

The fixing occurred in matches played in the now-defunct Indian Super League in which Vincent played for the Chandigarh Lions team in 2008.

Vincent has admitted he did cheat at cricket.

On the second day, Mr Pownall carried on questioning Vincent’s version of events which he labelled “absurd”. According to him, a bookmaker called Varun Gandhi approached him in a hotel, offering him a bundle of cash and even the services of a prostitute. He then earned around $50,000 (AU $68,376) for each of the matches he was involved in fixing.

He also told investigators from the worldwide Cricket Council that he refused the money and the woman.

“I did leave the room… there was just a 10-minute [period]” before that happened, explained Vincent.

“I was very anxious and worried about what was going to happen”. I don’t know what Mr Vincent was doing then, what he is doing now.

“I am ashamed of what I did, ashamed at not disclosing that part of the detail”.

“My heart and soul is out there”.

“I understand that I’ve broken a number of laws in this country. I’m under Chris’ wing and I’ll never have to worry about money again”.