LON­DON-A vil­lage club in Britain has con­vinced West In­dies leg­end Sir Garfield Sobers to open its new pavil­ion next month. The open­ing of the new Wor­ling­worth Crick­et Club pavil­ion at the Green­lands ground takes place on Fri­day, June 24. "It's a re­al coup and a re­al boost, and its just lucky cir­cum­stances," said the club's cap­tain Chris Wat­son. "For most of the young­sters the name doesn't ring a bell but for their dads and grandads it's very ex­cit­ing."

Wat­son, who found­ed the club when he moved to Wor­ling­worth 30 years ago, said the unique op­por­tu­ni­ty arose when he had a chance meet­ing with Sir Garfield at a match in Bar­ba­dos ear­li­er this year. "It will be a chance for them to get their chil­dren and grand­chil­dren to un­der­stand who one of their he­roes was," he said. "To crick­et fans, aged about 30 and above, he is an icon. We would like oth­er peo­ple to en­joy our good for­tune as well." (CMC)