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Family bid farewell to Australian great Dean Jones with lap of MCG

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Hindustan Times
08 October, 2020, 12:25 pm
Last modified: 08 October, 2020, 12:31 pm

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Family bid farewell to Australian great Dean Jones with lap of MCG

Former test and one-day batsman Jones died at 59 last month after suffering a cardiac arrest at a hotel in India where he was working as a TV pundit for a local broadcaster.

Hindustan Times
08 October, 2020, 12:25 pm
Last modified: 08 October, 2020, 12:31 pm
Family members of former Australian cricketer Dean Jones gather at the MCG in Melbourne as the deceased cricketer’s body is taken for a final lap around the stadium during a private funeral. 
Photo: Twitter/Cricket Australia
Family members of former Australian cricketer Dean Jones gather at the MCG in Melbourne as the deceased cricketer’s body is taken for a final lap around the stadium during a private funeral. Photo: Twitter/Cricket Australia

The life of Australian cricketer Dean Jones was remembered at a small, private funeral over the weekend which included a lap of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, video footage posted online on Wednesday showed.

Former test and one-day batsman Jones died at 59 last month after suffering a cardiac arrest at a hotel in India where he was working as a TV pundit for a local broadcaster.

A hearse carrying Jones's handmade Indian coffin and decorated with a floral arrangement of '324', his Australian test cap number, drove a lap around the empty MCG as Elton John's "Rocket Man" played over loudspeakers. 

Jones's wife Jane, daughters Isabella and Phoebe, and his siblings were among a small group at the ceremony.

Victoria state, of which Melbourne is the capital, limits funeral services to 10 people due to Covid-19 restrictions.

"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," Jane Jones said in comments published by Australian media. 

One last lap of the @MCG for Deano, farewelled by ten of his closest family members over the weekend. Forever in our hearts! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/R2skRt2CkB— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) October 7, 2020

"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."

Jones, known affectionately as 'Deano' by the global cricket community, played 52 tests and 164 ODIs.

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