Three former Windies cricketers to be knighted

 ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) —Three West Indies cricket legends are to be knighted during the first One Day International (ODI) between England and the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground on Friday, according to media reports.

Former fast bowlers Andy Roberts and Curtly Ambrose and former Windies captain and batsman Richie Richardson will be knighted, the Antigua Observer reported on Monday.

Organisers of the event have been tight-lipped, but the newspaper quoted sources as saying that the Antigua and Barbuda cricket greats will be knighted during the lunch break by Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack.