Cricketer aims to bail out favourite club. Pun intended.

Luton’s financial prayers could be answered by England and Northamptonshire bowler Monty Panesar, who has emerged as a candidate to buy the League Two outfit:

Luton fan Monty Panesar says he will splash the cash on The Hatters if he pockets $1million in cricket’s money-spinning Twenty20 international.

The spinner wants to be in the England side to face a Super Stars XI in Antigua on November 1, organised by mutli-millionaire Sir Allen Stanford.

The club, who start next season with a ten point deduction due to transfer irregularities, were ‘rescued’ from administration by the Luton Town FC 2020 consortium in January. It’s a nice gesture from Luton-born Panesar, but