Overview

• The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed Larkins died on June 28 at University Hospital in Coventry after a short illness.
• Larkins featured in England’s 1979 World Cup final appearance and hit the winning runs in the 1990 Test at Sabina Park against the West Indies.
• He scored 29,929 runs in 716 matches for Northamptonshire, compiling 59 first-class centuries and 26 in List A cricket.
• After leaving Northants in 1991, he spent four seasons with Durham and later played for Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire in minor counties before retiring in 2001.
• Northamptonshire honoured him as one of the most naturally talented top-order batsmen of his generation and his wife Debbie celebrated his infectious energy and lasting influence.