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Monday, 8 July, 2002, 14:32 GMT 15:32 UK
Sussex plan Rashid match
Sussex will host a match on 13 September in memory of spinner Umer Rashid and brother Burhan, who died during the club's pre-season camp on the Caribbean island of Grenada.
Rashid drowned while trying to save his younger brother, while swimming at a local tourist spot.
The match will bring together a Sussex XI and an Angus Fraser Invitation XI, as Rashid began his career with Middlesex. Players have yet to be confirmed.
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The emphasis of this evening is seeing the positive
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Sussex statement
Play will begin at Hove's County Ground, at around 1700BST in a floodlit 20-over format, similar to the competition that has been approved to replace the B&H Cup next season.
"We want to celebrate the lives of Umer and Burhan and can think of no better way of doing so than by playing cricket," said a Sussex statement.
"The emphasis of this evening is seeing the positive, remembering an integral member of the Sussex squad."
Entrance will be through programme only, on sale from 5 August, with funds raised going towards a new electronic scoreboard to be named after Rashid and annual Umer Rashid spin clinics for youngsters.
Rashid's death came shortly after Surrey's Ben Hollioake was killed in a car crash in Australia.
The two sides paid tribute to their former team-mates when they met in the County Championship early in the season.
A memorial service for Hollioake takes place at Southwark Cathedral on Monday, 15 July.
Related to this story:
Rashid death shocks Sussex
(02 Apr 02 | Sussex)
Date set for Hollioake service
(01 May 02 | Surrey)
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