CRICKET is returning to Bramall Lane later this month with a one-off celebrity 20/20 game being staged as part of a Sheffield United community day.
Ted Hemsley, who played both professional football and cricket for United and Worcestershire respectively, will be donning his whites, along with former Blades Tony Currie, Mark Todd and Adrian Littlejohn. The United all-stars face a Sheffield Friend
s XI, a team made up of players from around the Sharrow area, with former Yorkshire and England cricketer and test umpire John Hampshire officiating.
The last major cricket game played at Bramall Lane was in August 1973 before Yorkshire lost their traditional home in the city.
United's community day, which is being organised along with Football Unites Racism Divides, is free and will run from 9.30am-4pm on Sunday, May 18, with the cricket game starting proceedings.
United's head of community Sue Beeley said: "This event highlights the club's desire to involve the Sharrow community in as many activities as possible."
FURD has organised a six-a-side football tournament involving local teams on the Bramall Lane pitch after the cricket game.
Other activities include boxing exhibitions, basketball sessions, music and dance, local arts and crafts and food from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Children's activities also include a bouncy castle, slide, face painting and balloon art.
United will also be supporting the National Year of Reading by giving people attending the community day an opportunity to choose a free book.
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