FORMER Kent skipper David Fulton is set to launch his 2006 benefit season with a cricket lunch at the Ramada Hotel and Resort in Hollingbourne next month.

I’m A Celebrity winner Phil Tufnell will be guest speaker with former Kent and England skipper Chris Cowdrey at the event on Friday, January 27 from 12.30pm which is being supported by Lipscomb Volvo Centres.

Tickets, priced at £45 plus VAT, are available from the appeal office Church Cottage, Tyler Hill Road, Blean, Canterbury CT2 9HU, or by calling 01227 472166.

Proceeds from the lunch will be shared with Ridge View Special School and the Samantha Dickson Research Trust.