SIR FRANK WORRELL’S LEGACY – The West Indies should learn from its Elder Statesman
By Albert Baldeo
Worrell graces the covers of Word Sports magazine
“Worrell never made a crude or an ungrammatical stroke…Worrell was poetry.” — Sir Neville Cardus, the doyen of cricket writers
“So when half a million Australians lined the streets of Melbourne in their ticker tape farewell to Worrell and his men, they were not only paying a final tribute to the team’s great achievements, they were recognizing the capacity and potential of equals both on and off the turf…He saw the many diverse elements of the West Indies as a whole, a common culture and outlook separated only by the Caribbean Sea.” —-Sir Learie Constantine
Guyana’s Rupununi: Which of us hasn’t wanted to be a cowboy? – By Geoff Burrowes
Ole time ‘tory or livin’ the dream …Which of us hasn’t wanted to be a cowboy or fireman?
All the facts in this yarn are true apart from the ones that have been stretched to make it a better tale!
The beach house perched on tall stilts on the Buxton foreshore. The party was hot and heavy. The rum was rich and dark. Old timers will remember it fondly – it wasn’t from Bookers or Sandbach Parker but was distilled in Robb St by a maverick, Tommy Houston. It caused a warm glow when it hit the stomach and conversation flowed freely.
‘You don’t have to go all the way to Australia. Rupununi Development are looking for staff!’ Clive Bettencourt’s dad was Chairman of Rupununi Development and Monday morning I went to see him. He knew my Dad and I left his office with a job offer. That was how business was done in those days. Continue reading →
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