A cricketing stalwart from Worcester has been recognised as part of MCC's Community Cricket Hero campaign.

Lynne Newell was chosen from hundreds of nominations across the country.

This was in recognition of her outstanding contribution to grassroots cricket and her community.

She will be heading to Lord's next month to watch a match as a special guest of MCC president, Mark Nicholas.

Ms Newell said: "I am astonished and overwhelmed by the honour of being chosen as one of MCC Community Cricket Heroes XI.

"It has been a privilege to share my love of cricket in all aspects of the game, on and off the field, with my club and the community for over fifty years and has brought me much pleasure and many friends."

Having been at Old Elizabethans CC for 54 years, Ms Newell now serves as the club's director of operations.

She has been instrumental in establishing ladies and girls' cricket and introducing Kwik Cricket at the club.

In 2013, she began working with disability cricketers, particularly those who are visually impaired.

She established a strong partnership with New College Worcester, a specialist school for blind and visually impaired youngsters, leading to the formation of the Worcestershire Elizabethans team.

Ms Newell became a qualified coach, managed weekly training, arranged transport for players, and handled all the administrative tasks.

Now in her 70s, she has handed over the reins to the Worcestershire Cricket Foundation.

The campaign was launched last year in March by MCC alongside The Cricketer magazine.

It encourages the cricket community to submit nominations for their community cricket hero, from volunteers who go above and beyond for their club to inspiring coaches and players who have overcome adversity.

MCC head of community and inclusion, Ricky Reynolds, who chaired the judging panel, said: "After looking through so many outstanding nominations this year, we have found 11 more heroes, each of whom have made a demonstrable difference to their respective communities and are representative of all of those hard-working people involved in grassroots cricket in the UK."