The statements of Grayson and Westley were part of the disciplinary proceedings instituted against Kaneria by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) last year that led to his life ban from playing cricket in the United Kingdom.
The ECB disciplinary panel, in its ruling, had said that Kaneria was a grave danger to cricket and had tried to influence Essex players to do spot fixing and set them up with alleged Indian bookmaker Arun Bhatt.
"Danish was a player who on the pitch was very influential and performed well for Essex. His performances for Essex have earned him the respect of all the players and coaches and for some be an inspiration," Grayson, who took over from Graham Gooch in 2007 as Essex's head coach, had said in his statement.
"I feel Danish loves the game and bowling. He was an approachable person and definitely enjoyed the social side of the team. Danish had a wonderful rapport with some of the lads in the team and I understand they often socialised with each other off the field.