While for thousands of cricket fans around the world, Sir Garfield Sobers was an on-field legend, a king of the stats and multiple record breaker, for many Barbadians Sir G was just “one of them”.

Long before the official start of his state funeral on Wednesday, fans began to file into Kensington Oval, sharing stories about a neighbour, mentor, friend and celebrity.

Agnes Haynes said she did not know Sobers personally, but recalled that you always knew that he was special.