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What They Said About

'A great competitor and a real good bloke'

The cricket world pays tribute to former South Africa captain and Nottinghamshire allrounder Clive Rice, who died in Cape Town at the age of 66

(From bottom) Richard Hadlee, Clive Rice, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham and Malcolm Marshall at an allrounders competition, Taunton, September 15, 1984

Clive Rice (second from left) was one of the great allrounders of the 70s and the 80s  •  PA Photos

"Clive Rice was a giant of the game, not just in South Africa, but across the cricketing world. Though his international appearances for the Proteas were limited to just three ODIs, Clive was a hugely inspirational figure for those of us who had the privilege to represent our country."
ICC chief executive and former South Africa wicketkeeper David Richardson
"Clive will always be remembered for captaining the Proteas on our historic first tour to India in 1991 and, as one of the great all-rounders and captains of the game."
Haroon Lorgat, the CSA president
"Whether it be Test cricket, whether it be one-day cricket, I can sit here and comfortably say that he would have competed with the best."
Former New Zealand allrounder Richard Hadlee, who formed a potent bowling partnership with Rice at Nottinghamshire, to Radio Sport
"Such a caring person. That's the kind of stuff I'll always remember, how caring he was. Yes, the cricket is one thing but I moved to England as a young little kid of 19, 20 years of age with no family, no friends. But he would invite me to his house all the time for dinner and we'd just sit in the lounge and talk about anything and everything"
Kevin Pietersen, former England batsman, to EWN Sport
"Clive was a fighter like you can't believe and he proved that on the cricket field and he's proved it over the past few months. He's just got a heart the size of Africa. He's a remarkable man."
Former South Africa allrounder and Rice's team-mate Mike Procter to Sport24
"The idea of working with someone like Ricey, who was such a legend, was one of the big reasons why I wanted to come and play at Trent Bridge. He was an incredibly strong man who didn't tolerate fools easily and he demanded the best out of you every day."
Darren Bicknell, the former Nottinghamshire batsman, talks to the county's website about Rice's influence on him
Clive RiceSouth Africa

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