Ticket tout ‘fleeced cricket fan out of £3,600’

A ticket tout has denied swindling a cricket fan out of £3,600 during the cricket world cup last summer. Donald Tiffin, 69, allegedly fleeced James Mason by failing to provide 16 tickets for the match against Australia at Lords on 25 June. Australia won by 64 runs but England ended up claiming the cup on 14 July after beating New Zealand in a nailbiting final which had to be decided by a Super Over. Prosecutor Priya Varma said: ‘There was…