Sir Frank Worrell memorial lecture tonight

Worrell, who died at 42 on March 13, 1967 of leukaemia, became the first black captain of the West Indies in the 1950s.

He and fellow Bajans Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Everton Weekes earned the sobriquet “The Three Ws.” The first event, which is by invitation only, will be the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture tonight from 7 pm at the Central Bank Auditorium in Port-of-Spain.

Sir Everton will receive the Noble Spirit Award at the event. Sir Everton, 92, is the only member of “The Three Ws” still alive. Sir Clyde died at age 80 in 2006.

At this year’s lecture, the speaker will be legendary international broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald. Sir Trevor, who joined the BBC in 1969, is a Trinidadian who became one of the United Kingdom’s leading news anchors both at the BBC and ITN for several decades.

Sir Trevor will be interviewed tonight by Newsday’s Editor in Chief Jones P Madeira.

Before speaking at the Central Bank, Sir Trevor will visit his alma mater, Naparima College, at 11 am today.

The Sir Frank Worrell 50th anniversary commemorative dinner will be held tomorrow from 7 pm at the Queen’s Park Oval and is open to the public. Renowned storyteller Paul Keens-Douglas and veteran calypsonian Lord Relator will provide entertainment.

The cost of the dinner is $350. For ticket information those interested can contact All Sport Promotions at 628-3760.