England and Saracens hooker Jamie George will captain a rugby team in a T20 cricket match against Somerset professionals on 19 August, raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The event at Taunton’s County Ground brings together leading rugby and cricket figures, reflecting growing concern over MND after diagnoses among former players in both sports.

George’s Team Rugby includes Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly, Ben Earl and Max Malins, while Somerset captain Lewis Gregory leads the cricket side during his testimonial year. Daly and Earl have youth-level cricket experience, but George expects to play a mainly morale-boosting role, batting low in the order and not bowling; Gregory said Somerset’s players were eager to test the rugby stars on a cricket pitch.