MELBOURNE: Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds was remembered as a rare cricket talent and “mischievous character” at a public memorial in the north Queensland city of Townsville on Friday.

Symonds died at the age of 46 after rolling his car off a road near Townsville this month.

Former team-mates and cricket greats paid tribute at the city’s Riverway Stadium, where hundreds gathered to bid farewell to the player nicknamed ‘Roy’.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting and retired pace bowling champions Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Johnson were among guests at a separate private funeral on Friday, Australian media reported.

Published in Dawn, May 28th, 2022