BASSETERRE–Batting legend Brian Lara and outstanding former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke, will highlight the Caribbean Premier League charity match at Warner in St Kitts and Nevis today.
Lara, a former West Indies captain, will joined by Yorke, who won the Treble in 1999 with United, in the game which will be played between a Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis XI and the Sir Vivian Richards XI.
The game will also feature a plethora of former West Indies and International players, with Ian Bishop, Stuart Williams and Daren Ganga, along with Australian Damien Martyn and Englishman Darren Gough set to participate. Top West Indies women's batsman, Stafanie Taylor, will also be in action.
This year, proceeds will go to the St Kitts-Nevis National Education Foundation (SKNNEF), which is a non-profit organisation that seeks to provide deserving disadvantaged students with an opportunity to receive an excellent education. The country is currently hosting ten CPL matches until July 11. (CMC)