Former England opener and Ashes winner Marcus Trescothick and Exeter Chiefs Jack Yeandle are just two of the special guests who are have been invited to play in Bovey Tracey's T20 game against Somerset next Tuesday.
Yeandle, a keen cricket fan, and Trescothick, will be joined by England one-day star Craig Kieswetter, former Somerset fast bowler Steffan Jones and ex-England Women's international Rosalie Birch for the game, at the Recreation Ground, that gets underway at 4pm.
The match, is being played as part of Somerset star Arul Suppiah's benefit. He is well-known in Devon having played for Exmouth and Seaton, while studying for a business management degree at the University of Exeter.
He also played Minor Counties cricket for Devon and showed his future potential by striking 240 against Dorset at Bournemouth in 2005. Ten more runs would have given the Kuala Lumpur-born all-rounder a new county run record.
Jones, an old team-mate of Suppiah's, will play for Bovey, where he was briefly the match-day professional during the 2009 season.
Jones retired from the first-class game in 2011 and, after a season playing for Dorset and Bridgwater in league cricket, has joined Devon League side Heathcoat this term.
Also included is former England Women's international Rosalie Birch, a bowling all-rounder who featured in seven tests, 37 one-day internationals and four T20 games.
Birch, who will be playing men's cricket for Bovey Tracey this year, was formerly with Sussex before moving to Devon to live and work.
Adam Leach, who plays for the England Disability XI, is the third guest in the side. Leach, an off-spinner, played able-bodied cricket for Oxford first XI before moving the Devon.
The rest of the team will comprise Bovey Tracey regulars – including Devon trio Chris Bradley, Peter Bradley and Ryan Bougourd.
"We are trying to make the game a bit more appealing by bringing in a couple of guests," said Bovey captain Chris Bradley.
"Steffan used to play for us and knows the Somerset lads well and we thought it would be a good idea to have a bit of his firepower.
"Rosalie is an international-standard player who will relish the chance to play in a game like this. She is registered for us in the Devon League this year.
"You can say the same about Adam, who is also registered to play for us this year.
"Jack Yeandle is a friend of mine who loves his cricket. You never know he could become like Steffan and play both sports at a good level?"
