Sir Garry’s Final Innings Legendary Cricketer Remembered for Humility on and Off Cricket Field

Sir Garry’s final innings Legendary cricketer remembered for humility on and off cricket field

Sir Garry’s final innings Legendary cricketer remembered for humility on and off cricket field BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:

PM: Follow in Sir Garry’s steps

As thousands rose to their feet inside a hushed Kensington Oval, applause echoed around the ground that had witnessed so many of his greatest triumphs. For one final time, Barbados saluted The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, not as the world’s greatest cricketer, but as its beloved and own “Sir Garry”. It was a deeply emotional climax to yesterday’s state funeral, where Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley led a grateful nation in paying tribute…

Barbadians pay final respects to Sir Garfield Sobers

Scores of Barbadians lined the streets to pay their final respects to National Hero The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St. Auburn Sobers. They watched as his funeral procession passed through the city on its way to Kensington Oval for the State Service of Thanksgiving. Our Anesta Henry and cameraman Anderson Arthur spoke to some of them. The post Barbadians pay final respects to Sir Garfield Sobers appeared first on Caribbean Broadcasting Corpora…

City crowds gather for Sir Garry's final procession

Large crowds gathered in the heart of the nation’s capital just minutes before the procession began on Wednesday morning to pay their final respects to late National Hero the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers. Hours before the ceremonial procession got underway, there was little indication that The City would soon host a State Funeral, as many people hurried to their places of work. Among the first to arrive outside Parliament was popular pers…