Grandstand named after late Australia cricketing great Andrew Symonds unveiled

TOWNSVILLE: The Grandstand at the Riverway Stadium in Townsville, Queensland on Friday was officially named after late Australia cricketing great Andrew Symonds.

The ribbon cutting of unveiling of the grandstand at the stadium named in honour of Symonds was done his children Chloe and Billy along with wife Laura Vidmar, mother Barbara Symonds and aunt Louise Symonds in an emotional occasion organised by the Townsville City Council.

"I loved to go to the park and play with him, and then we'd come here (Riverway) and play in the nets. He loved teaching Will about cricket too, so he'd teach Will a lot and I'd throw the balls. Thank you so much for naming the grandstand after him. It feels like he's going to be loved from every direction, like he's going to be loved by everyone," Symonds' daughter Chloe, 10, was quoted as saying on the official website of the Townsville City Council. IANS

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