Prince Harry impresses cricket legends in Antigua

Prince Harry has joined three legends of West Indian Cricket at a sporting event in Antigua as part of his Caribbean tour.

Harry joined a group of youngsters playing a match as three legends of world cricket Sir Viv Richards, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Andy Roberts, looked on.

The event was held at an Antiguan stadium named after Sir Viv where different activities were showcased to highlight the benefits of sport to young people.

Schoolgirls asked for selfies as Prince Harry walked the ground while netball player Harmony Edwards, 14, hugged the royal visitor.

Sir Viv said "It was fantastic that the prince has come to Antigua" adding "we are very grateful to him - he was so down to earth."

Antiguan cricket legends Sir Viv, Sir Andy and Sir Curtly, took up places in the slips but seemed more intent on sharing a joke with the prince than looking to catch him out.

They were members of a formidable West Indies cricket team which regularly beat arch rivals England during Caribbean cricket's golden period that lasted from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s.

Sir Curtly described Harry as "a wonderful guy, so down to earth" and gave a critique of the prince's sporting performance.

"He did ok, it seemed to me like he's played cricket before, watching his stance and the way he hit the ball it looked to me like he'd played some sort of cricket."

Harry's Caribbean tour will take him to six countries where the Queen is head of state - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines - and the Commonwealth nation of Guyana.