Cricket greats plan visit

CRICKET legends Ian Botham and Viv Richards plan to return to Hong Kong this year - but with a bat in their hands rather than a microphone.

The pair, who performed their chat-show The King and I in front of a sell-out 500-strong audience at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile last night, said they both wanted to play in the Hong Kong Sixes in October.

Richards, the former West Indies captain, who retired from first-class cricket in September, has played in both previous Sixes.

But Botham, a former England captain, has not featured in either event. Although Botham vowed not to play again after retiring last season, he told the audience last night he would make an exception for the Hong Kong event.