by Bajan Reporter / May 8th, 2021 Sir Frank Worrell has fulfilled the necessary requirements for hero status, and throughout his life represented Barbados “ when this fair land was young and sowed the seed from which our pride is sprung. A pride that makes no wanton boast of what it has withstood, that binds our hearts from coast to coast, the pride of nationhood.” He also made it known that “these fields and hills beyond recall are now our very own” when he became the first black captain of the West Indies cricket team for an entire series as was being requested by the majority of West Indians and therefore wrote “his name on history’s page with expectations great” along with the knowledge that he had to be a “strict guardian of our heritage and a firm craft man of our fate”. Historically, he had an illustrious career while being an ideal representative of Barbados which boasts of 96% literacy along with our prowess in our national sport of cricket. He represented Barbados locally, regionally and internationally and this has been acknowledged in many countries where his name is enshrined. With all these assets, I hope that he would be formally recognised as one of our heroes.