Family of Irish sporting legend delighted to 'bring him home'

The family of an Irish sporting legend who died in the UK 13 years ago said they're delighted he's finally home after scattering his ashes on a famous Cork cricket ground. 

Noel Cantwell's daughters, Kate and Liz Cantwell, were speaking after a moving prayer ceremony on the grounds of the Cork County Cricket Club on the Mardyke, where the Cork-born former Manchester United skipper, Irish soccer and cricket international embarked on his illustrious sporting career.

Born on the Mardyke in 1932, one of the best full-backs of his generation and one of Ireland’s first international soccer stars, he died in Peterborough, England, on September 8 2005, aged 73.