LONDON, Feb 1: Teenage fast bowler Mohammad Amir, one of three Pakistan cricketers jailed in England for spot fixing, was released on Wednesday halfway through his six-month sentence due to good behaviour, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

The 19-year-old Amir was released from a young offenders’ institution in Weymouth, southwest England, the person said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the case publicly.

Amir pleaded guilty before the trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court last year.

Former captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Asif are still serving their sentences after being convicted of also fixing part of a Test against England at Lord’s in August 2010.

Butt was jailed for 2 years and Asif for 1 year after they and Amir ensured no balls were bowled at specific times.

Agent Mazhar Majeed received the stiffest sentence — two years, 8 months — after being secretly filmed by a tabloid journalist accepting 150,000 pounds ($238,000) and saying three players would help fix betting markets.

Majeed was said to be the architect of the betting scam, along with Butt.

All three players are serving five-year bans from cricket imposed by the International Cricket Council. —AP