London, Nov 3 (IANS): Former England wicketkeeper Paul Nixon has claimed that he was offered "millions of pounds" to throw a Twenty20 match in England.

The Leicestershire veteran, who retired at the end of last season, said that the corruption scandal in cricket could easily stretch to this country.

"I was offered enormous money, millions of pounds, to fix a Twenty20 game in England," Daily Mail quoted Nixon as saying.

"I had to speak to the anti-corruption guys and they then went to work but people have to be caught doing it and that's tough. This has all done terrible damage to the game."

Nixon refused to elaborate on his claim but, as he was quoted in 2007 as saying he had never been approached by bookmakers, the game in question is believed to have taken place since then.

Nixon's claim comes in the backdrop of three Pakistani cricketers, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir being convicted for spot-fixing by the Southwark Crown Court.