Andrew Symonds Memorial Service – Healy, Gilchrist, and Lehman to attend the final farewell – Australian greats Ian Healy, Adam Gilchrist, and Darren Lehman will be giving a final farewell to Andrew Symonds after he lost his life in a tragic road accident on Saturday, May 14. The demise left a big hole in Australian cricket as his fellow friends and five close mates will now give him a final farewell. England’s new limited-overs coach Matthew Mott will also attend the funeral. Follow All Live Sports Updates and Score on InsideSport.IN.
- Public service for Andrew Symonds will take place in Townsville on Friday, May 27
- The farewell program will be open to the public and will be preceded by a private funeral
- Adam Gilchrist, Darren Lehmann, and Ian Healy will all speak at the service
- Former Bulls captain Jimmy Maher and new England coach Matthew Mott will also attend the function.
Andrew Symonds Memorial Service: Ian Healy, Adam Gilchrist, Darren Lehman including 5 closest friends to give Symonds FINAL FAREWELL: Check OUT
Farwell theme named after Symonds nickname ‘Celebrating Roy’-
- The farewell service will be held at Townsville’s Riverway Stadium from 2:30 pm until 4 pm (local time) and will be open to the general public.
- Five of Australia’s cricketing greats and close friends of Andrew Symonds will speak at the memorial service for the late great all-rounder this week.
- Matthew Mott, one of Symonds’ childhood friends and the newly-appointed England white-ball coach, will also speak at the memorial.
- Symonds shared close bonds with Gilchrist with whom he won two World Cups, while Matthew Mott was his teammate at Queensland Bulls.
Timeline of the tragic incident-
- Symonds was the sole passenger in the crash just outside of Townsville in his home state of Queensland when the tragic incident took place.
- The incident took place on the evening of Saturday, May 14, and was reported to be dead on the site.
- The former Australia all-rounder was another major loss in the game of cricket, having previously lost Rod Marsh and Shane Warne earlier in the year.
- The incident came as a huge shock for the world of cricket and especially for Australian cricket.
Andrew Symonds Memorial Service: Ian Healy, Adam Gilchrist, Darren Lehman including 5 closest friends to give Symonds FINAL FAREWELL: Check OUT
Symonds’ close mates–
- Matthew Mott and Symonds played cricket together growing up and famously put up a mammoth 446-run stand while playing for Gold Coast against South Brisbane at the under-19 level.
- Ian Healy and Maher, played together with Symonds at the state level for Queensland, with the latter being a close confidante of the late all-rounder.
- Gilchrist and Symonds were close friends and the star wicketkeeper helped turn the latter into a commentator for Fox Sports and described Symonds as ‘having a security blanket’ in the team.
- Darren Lehman was also part of the ‘Golden Generation of Aussie cricket with Symonds when they won the 2003 World Cup together.
Andrew Symonds Memorial Service: Ian Healy, Adam Gilchrist, Darren Lehman including 5 closest friends to give Symonds FINAL FAREWELL: Check OUT
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