Published: Aug 06, 2015, 03:40 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 06, 2015, 03:54 PM (IST)
A thunderous applause was heard around Trent bridge as England, Australia and the entire crowd paid their respects to former South Africa captain Clive Rice, who was also the skipper of Nottinghamshire, where he played as an all-rounder. Rice was diagnosed cancer-related brain tumour. Rice had underwent a successful treatment in Bangalore recently. He turned to India when a South African neurologist told him that there was nothing more they could do for him and that his death from cancer was imminent. Rice, who was a highly rated player during 1980s, said he decided that he would not give up on life that easily. READ: Ashes 2015, 4th Test at Trent Bridge: Clive Rice to be honoured with minute’s applause
However, on Tuesday, the former South African skipper passed away. He played three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) after South Africa were allowed to return to international cricket against and in India back in 1991. Rice played 482 First-Class matches, scoring 26,331 runs. His highest was 246 for Nottinghamshire against Sussex. Rice’s international career kicked off late due to South Africa being isolated from international cricket.
There have been tributes pouring in from all around the world after his demise. “In terms of where this club was when he first came here, there hasn’t been a more inspirational player for this club in the last however many years you want to go back,” said Nottinghamshire Director of Cricket Mick Newell. READ: Clive Rice passes away: How the cricket world reacted
“The Club should be enormously grateful to him for what he did and he left a legacy of trophies behind him which is fantastic. He had that inspirational leadership,” he added.
