SANDIFORD LAID TO REST

Georgetown, Guyana - Gordon Sandiford, a member of the Guyana Blind cricket team, was laid to rest Friday afternoon following a moving ceremony at a filled-to-capacity St Paul’s Church in Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

The 28-year-old Sandiford died on his way to the hospital in St Lucia after a trip with his teammates to the beach following Guyana’s washed-out match against the Windward Islands in the West Indies Blind Cricket Council’s Regional Blind 40-overs and T20 Cricket tournament.

Hundreds from all walks of life flocked the St Paul’s Church to bid their last farewell to the late national blind cricketer, who was buried at the Plaisance Burial Ground after the funeral service.

There was more than an hour of tributes at the Church from many distinguished persons, including President of the West Indies Cricket Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Anthony Arvil.