THE contributions of Sir Wes Hall to West Indies cricket and to cricket in Barbados are the stuff made of legends, and now that legend will be enshrined in a statue of the great man who turned 80 in September.

Sir Wes, said Chris DeCaires, committee member of the Sir Wes Hall 80th Committee, has “done a heck of a lot, so we wanted to do something that will be there for a long time, so the idea is to build a statute”.

The size and location of the statue in Barbados is still to be decided and will depend on conversations with the artist set to build it.

“We are not just relying on Government; we started collecting money through fundraising activity and we have raised over $100 000. But a statute is going to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars so we have got a lot of work still to do,” said DeCaires.

Sir Wes, loves the idea of a statue but was quick to point out that he could never have achieved the things he did without great people around him.

“When a statue of one man is erected, you can bet your life that there were another 30 people helping him, so I am grateful for them. It is a good thought, and something that I never thought could be my lot,” said Sir Wes.

(Sportsmax.com)