The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named 13 icons of West Indies cricket in its Cricket Hall of Fame, which it launched last Friday as part of its centenary year celebrations. A total of 55 great cricketers of the world would be inducted.The West Indians are:
- Lance Gibbs
- Gordon Greenidge
- George Headley
- Michael Holding
- Rohan Kanhai
- Clive Lloyd
- Malcolm Marshall
- Sir Vivian Richards
- Andy Roberts
- Sir Garfield Sobers
- Sir Clyde Walcott
- Sir Everton Weekes
- Sir Frank Worrell.
Visit the official site for the full list with pictures of the cricket stars
Speaking at the launch of the centenary year celebrations in Sydney, Australia, the ICC's chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat said the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame would provide the chance for the game to recognise its greatest achievers.
"Given a key theme of the ICC's centenary year is celebrating the game's heritage then the foundation of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame is an entirely logical step," he said.
The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame has been formed in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA).
The ICC said its initial intake of 55 inductees will be supplemented by a select group of inductions each year, starting in 2009 when the newcomers will be announced during the LG ICC Awards ceremony.
The initial inductees - or, in the case of those who have passed away, their relatives - will be presented with a commemorative ICC Cricket Hall of Fame cap at an appropriate stage during the centenary year. Those living members of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame will also have the chance to help choose new inductees, part of an inclusive selection process.
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