Sonn, head of ICC, dies at hospital

DEATH: Percy Sonn, the president of the International Cricket Council, died Sunday of complications following colon surgery. He was 57.

Sonn, who became president of world cricket's governing body in June 2006, had been in critical condition in a Cape Town hospital since May 21.

Tributes poured in for the lawyer who dedicated his early life to fighting racial segregation in South African cricket and helped guide the country back into the international fold after years of isolation due to apartheid.

"As a cricket administrator and a man, Percy Sonn was a giant," former ICC president Ehsan Mani said. "Cricket will be much the poorer for his passing."

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sunday, AP

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Condolence message from SLC

Condolence: Sri Lanka Cricket has said a condolence message following the untimely passing away of International Cricket Council President Percy Sonn yesterday.

The message says that “Sonn was a close friend and supporter of Sri Lanka Cricket and with his passing away the cricket world loses a dear friend and an able administrator”.

“We at Sri Lanka Cricket express our deepest sympathies to Sonn’s family and his friends”.