Windies to face Rest of the World X1 in T20 match at Lord’s

The West Indies are scheduled to face a Rest of the World XI in a T20 match at the legendary Lord’s cricket ground in England in May. The game is scheduled to raise funds for Caribbean cricket grounds that were damaged by last year hurricanes.

The reigning World T20 champions will face the World XI on May 31 in a match that will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

James Ronald Webster Park in Anguilla, and Dominica’s Windsor Park Stadium were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has granted the match international status. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) president Giles Clarke, an ICC board member, is to help co-ordinate the match.

Dave Cameron, president of Cricket West Indies, in a statement issued in conjunction with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the owners of Lord’s, said Tuesday: “Hurricanes Irma and Maria have devastated parts of the Eastern Caribbean and we have been considering how CWI can best show support for our region in the most impactful way.

“I would like personally to thank MCC for agreeing to host the match at Lord’s, and ECB, especially their president Giles Clarke, for their kind and generous support of this initiative. I am sure the match will be highly entertaining and competitive, as well as a great platform for us to raise much-needed funds.”

MCC secretary Guy Lavender said, “MCC has enjoyed a warm relationship with the people of the Caribbean for over a century, and is proud to be able to play a part in providing relief for the areas that were devastated by last year’s hurricanes. I am looking forward to seeing a capacity crowd to help raise funds to restore important cricket facilities.”