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Brian Lara and Dwight Yorke to take part in a charity match at St Kitts

All proceeds from the game will go to a local charity.

Brian Lara © Getty Images
Brian Lara is back on the field, once more © Getty Images

St Kitts and Nevis:  West Indian legend, Brian Lara and former Trinidad and Tobago and Manchester United footballer Dwight Yorke, are the latest stars confirmed to take part in the Hero CPL charity match at Warner Park which takes place on Thursday. Tickets for this game are available now from the Warner Park Box Office and CPLT20.com. The match will bring together a host of cricketing legends and current stars to mark what promises to be an exhilarating two weeks in St. Kitts and Nevis where Warner Park will host ten Caribbean Premier League (CPL) matches from June 30  to July 11.

The game between the Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis XI and cricketing legend Sir Vivian Richards XI, will boast an impressive list of all-star names who will be joining Brian and Dwight including; former English fast-bowler Darren Gough; Indian spin legend, Murali Kartik; former West Indies batsman, Daren Ganga; Ashes winning Australian, Damian Martyn; former New Zealand cricketer and sports commentator, Danny Morrison and his fellow commentator and former West Indies paceman, Ian Bishop. The players will also be joined by three current CPL coaches; Simon Helmot, Eric Simons and Stuart Williams, alongside one of the best West Indies women’s cricketers in the region, Stafanie Taylor.

All proceeds from the game will go to a local charity. Last year, three charities including, Special Olympics St Kitts and Nevis, St Kitts and Nevis Association Of Persons with Disabilities and the Creative Youth Academy, benefited from the proceeds. This year’s chosen charity will be the St Kitts-Nevis National Education Foundation (SKNNEF), which is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide deserving disadvantaged students with an opportunity to receive an excellent education. The Foundation’s goal is to award 30 scholarships to disadvantaged students in the Federation.

Regarding this game, Viv Richards said; “St. Kitts and Nevis is a beautiful island and home to some of the most passionate cricket fans in the Caribbean, so I hope the fans will be out to support us!”

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