DOCTORS will swap hospital whites for cricket whites for a special match later this month.

Bishop Auckland's 16th annual charity cricket match takes place on July 29, when Bishop Auckland General Hospital Doctors XI take on Bishop Auckland Cricket Club Social XI.

There will be a raffle with more than 75 prizes, children's entertainment, a bar and food provided.

Money from the raffle will go to the hospital's accident and emergency department.

The match starts at 10am, at the cricket club, in Kingsway. Admission is free.

For further details contact Dr Kash Dissanayake, at Bishop Auckland General Hospital, on (01388) 454000 extension 2004, or Kenneth Coyle, at Bishop Auckland Cricket Club.