Cancer checks for players
County cricketers are to be tested for skin cancer during the forthcoming season, as they are at risk due to being exposed to long periods of sunshine.
The Professional Cricketers Association is intending to screen about 400 players on the English first-class circuit to check for the disease - which is now the country's most common form of cancer.
"Every first-class player will get a 20-minute check from a visiting nurse," said the PCA's Jason Ratcliffe.
"We are working with the charity, Screen4Life, and want to fit this into the county schedules so we can make certain we are looking after our players properly."
Screen4Life are already offering assistance in a similar initiative with golf's European PGA Tour, testing players and caddies.
Around 400 cricketers will be checked for skin cancer