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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl Member Run Boards >> Sport >> West Indian Knights! http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1393671811 Message started by Aussie on Mar 1^st, 2014 at 9:03pm

Title: West Indian Knights!
Post by Aussie on Mar 1^st, 2014 at 9:03pm

Gimme a bloody break! Andy Roberts, Curtly Ambrose and Ritchie Richardson!

Feather me duster.

All great cricketers, but.....is that all the Windies have to offer for Knighthood?

No-one else?

Title: Re: West Indian Knights!
Post by Swagman on Mar 17^th, 2014 at 10:25pm

They already have Sir Viv

Title: Re: West Indian Knights!
Post by philperth2010 on Mar 19^th, 2014 at 10:18pm

Quote:

Bill Woodfull was offered a knighthood in 1934 for services to cricket, but turned it down, making Donald Bradman the only Australian cricketer to be knighted. He later received an OBE for services to education

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricketers_who_were_knighted#West_Indies