The programme for the induction ceremony will include remarks and speeches by
Michael Holding; new inductee Rev. Wes Hall; Dr. Michael Walcott, son of Sir
Clyde Walcott; Tony Cozier; and Sir Allen Stanford, creator of the Sticky Wicket
West Indies Cricket Hall of Fame. Prominent international cricket commentator
Mike Haysman will act as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
There is
expected to be a big turn out from the people of Antigua to witness the ceremony
that celebrates their own West Indian heroes. Many will bring their families to
learn more about the legends that created a West Indian legacy.
Entry to the
entire event is FREE. For more information about the Sticky Wicket Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony, call 268.480.3551 or email
info@Stanford2020.com.
About the Sticky Wicket West
Indies Cricket Hall of FameThe Sticky Wicket West Indies
Cricket Hall of Fame was created by Antiguan financier Sir Allen Stanford in
2003 as a way to pay tribute to the outstanding contributions to cricket that
have been made by individuals over the years. Persons nominated must have
scored over 1000 runs or taken over 100 wickets at first class level at a
minimum. There are also special nominees, other significant cricket
personalities who do not meet the above two criteria but have made tremendous
contributions towards the development of cricket within the region through work
with local cricketers, participation on local cricket associations and promotion
of West Indies cricket through their association with world cricket. These
nominees can include umpires, cricket administrators and cricket
media/photographers that have provided noteworthy service to West Indies Cricket
for more than ten years.
New inductees are installed
every two years amid much pomp and circumstance. The first group of inductees
in 2003 was Sir Everton Weekes, Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Garfield Sobers, George
Headley, Malcolm Marshall, Clive Lloyd, Lance Gibbs, Michael Holding, Andy
Roberts, Courtney Walsh, Curtly Ambrose and Brian Lara. Sir Frank Worrell and
Ridley Jacobs were inducted in 2005.
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The
late Sir Clyde Walcott and Reverend Wes Hall will be inducted into the Sticky
Wicket West Indies Cricket Hall of Fame this weekend, and a huge fete, including
live entertainment and a fireworks display, has been planned to honour them.
The induction
ceremony will take place at the Stanford Cricket Ground on Sunday, 6 May at
5:30pm followed by a concert featuring Antigua’s very own Red Hot Flames, David
Rudder, Destra and Grammy-award winner Sean Paul, and culminating with a
dazzling fireworks display.