England cricket captain Nasser Hussain has agreed to be the guest of honour at a fund-raising lunch organised by the Suffolk Preservation Society.

England cricket captain Nasser Hussain has agreed to be the guest of honour at a fund-raising lunch organised by the Suffolk Preservation Society.

Hussain, currently in New Zealand for both one-day and Test series against the Kiwis, will take part in a question and answer session.

The lunch, which is being sponsored by Strutt and Parker, will take place at Hintlesham Hall, near Ipswich on Thursday, April 11, from 12.30pm.

Tickets cost £55 per head or £450 for a table of nine inclusive of a three-course meal and wine.

These are available from Caroline Byatt at the Suffolk Preservation Society, which is the county branch of the Council for the Protection of Rural England.

She can be contacted on 01787 247179, on e-mail via info@suffolksociety.com or by writing to The Suffolk Preservation Society, Little Hall, Market Place, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 9QZ.