WI to face World XI in Lord’s charity T20

The West Indies will face a Rest of the World XI in a lone T20 match at Lord’s to raise funds for Caribbean cricket grounds damaged by recent hurricanes. The reigning World T20 champions will face the World XI on May 31. Both James Ronald Webster Park in Anguilla and Dominica’s Windsor Park Stadium were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Now the ICC has granted the match international status, with ECB president Giles Clarke, an ICC board member, helping co-ordinate the match.

Dave Cameron, the president of Cricket West Indies, said in a statement issued in conjunction with MCC, the owners of Lord’s: “I would like to thank MCC for agreeing to host the match at Lord’s, and ECB, especially their president Giles Clarke, for their kind support of this initiative.”

MCC secretary Guy Lavender added: “MCC has enjoyed a warm relationship with the people of the Caribbean and is proud to be able to play a part in providing relief for the devastation by last year’s hurricanes.”

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