da brwin： George Headley, Everton Weekes, Garry Sobers and Shivnarine Chanderpaul were the four West Indian cricketers honoured at a function on Monday
Cricinfo staff04-Feb-2009
Shivnarine Chanderpaul was among the West Indian cricketers who were feted © Getty Images
Four greats of West Indies cricket were honoured in a ceremony hosted by the Jamaican Cricket Association and the WICB. George Headley, Everton Weekes, Garry Sobers and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the current No. 1 Test batsman, were honoured at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Monday.The celebration commemorated four unique events – the 100th anniversary of Headley’s birth, the 60th of Weekes’ five consecutive Test centuries, the50th of Sobers’ 365 not out, and Chanderpaulbeing named the ICC’s International Player of the Year 2008.In accepting the award, Weekes thanked the organisers for the “specialhonour”, while Chanderpaul said he was “delighted” and would be looking tocontinue the good work in the upcoming series against England.Headley, who died 25 years ago, was represented by his son Lindie while Sobers was unable to attend.