WI captain in ‘Walk of Fame’

BRIDGETOWN: Four West Indies cricketers will be the first players inducted into the “Walk of Fame” at a stadium in western Barbados this week, officials said yesterday.

Barbadian fast bowlers Fidel Edward and Cory Collymore, Jamaican batsman Wavell Hinds and Trinidadian batsman Brian Lara will be honoured with plaques at the 3Ws Oval in a ceremony   on Wednesday, said Hilary Beckles of the University of the West Indies. A batsman must score a century in a single innings while a bowler must take five or more wickets in order to qualify for the Walk of Fame. Lara, the West Indies captain, scored 209 and Hinds, 133, in the opening Test against Sri Lanka at St Lucia’s Beausejour Stadium. Edward took five for 36 and Collymore seven for 57 in  the Second Test at Jamaica’s Sabina Park.  In addition to the four cricketers being honoured, other cricket players and government ministers are expected to attend the ceremony.  The Walk of Fame and 3Ws Oval, owned and operated by the University of the West Indies in Barbados, was officially opened earlier this year. The cricket facility is located on the university’s campus in St Michael parish.