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Sir Frank Worrell (1924-1967), one of the legendary 3Ws along with Sir Everton Weekes and Sir Clyde Walcott, is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest cricketers to ever play the game and was even named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1954.
His contribution to the game goes beyond his exploits with the bat and ball, however. In 1960, he became the first black man to be appointed as captain of the West Indies team, a position he held until his retirement in 1963. He has also been credited for encouraging sportsmanship and curbing insularity in the team.
After his retirement from cricket, he served as Warden of the University College of the West Indies and as a senator in Jamaica's parliament.
In 1964, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the game of cricket.
Sir Frank Worrell died of leukaemia on March 13, 1967 at the age of 42.
The championship trophy for the cricket series between the West Indies and Australia and one of the residences at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus are named in his honour.
Tactile Marks for the Visually Impaired. An inverted triangle for the $5.te
The Coat of Arms
Series Date and Governor’s Signature
3Ws Oval is a cricket facility located at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus. The ground has been a part of the campus since the 1960s, but it was upgraded and renamed in honour of cricket legends Sir Frank Worrell, Sir Everton Weekes and Sir Clyde Walcott when the West Indies was chosen to host the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It hosted several warm-up matches during the tournament. 3W
The transparent window at the bottom of the note has an embedded image of 3Ws Oval, the same image featured on the back of the note. The building gets a pearl-like sheen when the note is tilted.
The number "5" appears in the broken trident when the note is held up to the light.
Lines of Barbados' National Anthem printed on the back of the note light up under UV light.
Under UV light, a smaller broken trident appears between the two partial tridents near the center of the note.
"FIVE5" is found in very small print behind the denomination numeral at the top of the note.
