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SportsPosted at: Oct 7 2020 6:23PM


Dean Jones farewelled by family at MCG

Melbourne, Oct 7 (UNI) Former Australian batsman Dean Jones who died in Mumbai, India, after suffering a cardiac arrest on September 24, was quietly farewelled by family at the MCG where he enjoyed some of his finest moments.
With Melbourne still under severe COVID-19 restrictions, the service for Jones under the famous stadium's bright lights was limited to ten of Jones’ family members including wife Jane and daughters Phoebe and Augusta.
"We have been deeply moved by the outpouring of love for Dean over the last week and can't thank everyone enough for their support and for sharing their memories with us," said Dean's wife Jane.
"It has been an awful time to navigate as a family, but I could not have thought of a more fitting place to say goodbye to my husband than under the lights of his beloved MCG. What better way to honour him than with the music of his friends Elton John and INXS echoing throughout the empty stadium."
An Australian flag and a floral 324 arrangement - showcasing Jones' Australian Test cap number - adorned his coffin as a hearse took him on one last lap of the MCG.
Jones died of a heart attack while overseas to commentate on the Indian Premier League.
He played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs for Australia and is regarded as one of the country's greatest white-ball players.
A favourite of so many of the sport's fan in the 1980s and early 1990s, Jones was inducted into the Australian cricket Hall of Fame in 2019.
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