• He was a hard man but a obliging man,said Dickie Bird[br]• Ian Botham describes Close as ‘an inspiration’Sporting celebrities joined Yorkshire cricketers past and present for the funeral of the former England captain Brian Close at St Chad’s church in Leeds.
Sir Ian Botham, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, or Colin Graves,and the life-long friend and former Yorkshire batsman Bryan Stott led the tributes at a thanksgiving service in Headingley for Close, who died this month at the age of 84. Related: Brian Close obituary Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com