NEW Zealand cricketer Hamish Marshall will be taking part in a Twenty20 charity match near Ross-on-Wye this Sunday.

Fellow Gloucestershire players Andrew Tye, Jack and Matt Taylor, Benny Howell, Gareth Roderick, David Payne, Liam Norwell and Graeme Van Buuren are also competing in the event at Aston Ingham Cricket Club.

The match is scheduled to start at 2.30pm and finish at around 5.15pm.

Another star attraction on the day is cricket commentator Henry Blofeld, who is returning to the Stockings Field Ground for the second time in three years.

Blofeld will entertain corporate guests in the luncheon marquee, as well as providing full match commentary.

Kwik Cricket Games for juniors will also be taking place from 11am to midday.

Entry is £5 on the gate, with under-18s getting in for £2.

Family tickets are £12, while corporate tickets are £25 adults and £7.50 juniors.

Proceeds on the day will be going to the club and The Pied Piper Appeal, which raises funds for sick and disabled children.

For more information, call Colin Leighton on 07737 796487 or email c1100@hotmail.co.uk