{"id":685,"date":"2010-12-16T16:56:53","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?685"},"modified":"2010-12-16T16:56:53","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T16:56:53","slug":"shane-warne-signs-up-for-help-for-heroes-cricket-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/shane-warne-signs-up-for-help-for-heroes-cricket-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Warne signs up for Help for Heroes cricket match"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cricket legend Shane Warne is to take part in a charity cricket match that is aiming to generate funds for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
The Australian spinner and England hero Darren Gough have both agreed to play in the contest next June, which will see a number of high-profile names head to Burbage & Eastern Royal Cricket Club, This is Wiltshire reports.<\/p>\n
It will be a six-a-side tournament and Warne and Gough will be turning out for the Lashings World XI team.<\/p>\n
Burbridge secretary Russ Buck said the news is quite a coup for the set-up.<\/p>\n
He remarked: "We won't know which players are coming until nearer the time, but if we could get three or four of the top guys it would be great."<\/p>\n
Finalists from this year's X Factor show – which was won by Matt Cardle – recently hit the top of the charts with a cover of the David Bowie hit Heroes, with proceeds going towards Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
Posted by Samantha Thompson
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The Australian spin legend is going to turn out for the Lashings World XI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n