Today the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports the Hon. Lovitta Foggo JP MP paid tribute to the life of former Cup Match Great, Leroy “Tubby” Richardson who passed away on Monday, aged 97.
"I would like to send my condolences to the friends and family of Mr. Leroy Richardson," said Minister Foggo. "He was a true gentleman - both on and off the cricket pitch. A well-known figure in St. George's, Mr. Richardson was the oldest surviving former Cup Match player - representing a golden era of cricket in Bermuda. His loss will be felt by the whole community - but perhaps most acutely by the cricket community and the St. George's community. He made his debut in the Cup Match Classic in 1941, at the age of 20, and it's incredible to think that - all these decades later - he is still a standard to which players are held when it comes to sportsmanship on the cricket pitch.
"I was lucky to have enjoyed a personal relationship with him; and up until recently I frequently had breakfast with him at Mama's Angie's in St. George's where he shared much of his sporting history with me. In fact, he was a treasure trove of historical knowledge and shared stories about things that I had never even heard about. One example that comes to mind is when he told me that he and my dad were on the original Colt's Cup Match team for St. George's; I never knew that. He will be a big miss."