KARACHI: Somerset County Cricket Club announced to initiate the supporting efforts to raise awareness and funds for those affected by devastating flooding in Pakistan recently.

The club will utilize their County Championship fixture against Gloucestershire, scheduled today (September 5) to launch a special online auction, featuring donations of items from the Somerset playing squad, as well as raising awareness through the SCCC live stream and in the ground.

According to the details, the items put on auction – that will run until Sunday – are England’s jersey signed by the entire team from their third Test against South Africa, a signed match-worn shirt of Tom Abell from Somerset vs Gloucestershire, and a signed England 2022 Test shirt each of Jack Leach and Craig Overton.

The county club will also put on the signed match-worn shirt of Pakistan left-handed batter Imam-ul-Haq for auction, who is representing Somerset in the ongoing County Championship 2022.

Furthermore, a canvas print signed by Lord Ian Botham and a signed bat from the 1995 West Indies touring side, will also be put on the auction to raise funds for the flood victims in Pakistan.

Reportedly, tens of millions of people are affected by relentless monsoon rains and one of the worst-hit floods in the country’s history that have submerged a third of the country and claimed more than 1,100 lives.

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