Sir Frank honoured in T&T

West Indies cricket legend Sir Frank Worrell was honoured on Saturday morning during a brief ceremony ahead of the start of the third day's play in the second Digicel Test Match between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Queen's Park Oval.

The event was to mark the 60th anniversary of Sri Frank's Test debut and hosted by the Queen's Park Cricket Club. The special guests were Sir Everton Weekes and Andy Ganteaume who both played in the match against England on February 11-16, 1948 at the historic ground.

Sir Frank was aged 23 at the time and made 97 in the first innings and 24 not out in the second. It was the first time he played a Test Match alongside Sir Everton and Sir Clyde Walcott. Ganteaume made 112 opening the batting but never played again.

In his illustrious Test career of 51 matches, Sir Frank made 3860 runs at an average of 49.48 per innings with a top score of 261. He also took 69 wickets with best bowling of 7-70.

Sir Everton and Ganteaume had the honour of unveiling plaques with the First-Class and Test Match records at Queen's Park. These will be housed in the Queen's Park Cricket Club's pavilion. The record boards include the highest team totals, highest individual scores, best bowling figures, and many others.

"Any time you talk about Frank, it is always a beautiful memory. He was a friend so for long. The throat gets a bit thick when you talk about Frank and Clyde," Sir Everton said. "In the Test match, I remember more of Andy getting a hundred. It is always nice to be remembered, especially in a positive way."

Ganteaume noted: "It was a lovely occasion for me. We were always close friends from early. I was very elated in my first Test match although my selection was very belated. As fate would have it, I didn't play any more. What I would like to emphasise is that it is very nice to have been remembered. We are the only survivors. It is blessing."