Tributes have been paid to a well-known cricketer who carried out a lot of charity work after he died of Covid-19.
Kent Chowdhary, 85, died at the Queen's Medical Centre on January 8 this year.
He had suffered a fall at his home in Carlton days earlier, severely fracturing his ribs, and was taken to hospital - where he then tested positive for the virus.
The injuries to his ribs, along with Covid-19, led to Kent experiencing breathing difficulties, and he was placed on a ventilator before passing away.
His brother Cammie Chowdhary, 77, who opened the bowling with Kent when he was younger, has described him as a popular character who was always looking out for others.
He told Nottinghamshire Live: "He was always very easy to get along with.
"People took to him straight away. He was very calm and very rarely got overexcited - except when it came to cricket! And Nottingham Forest, he was a big Nottingham Forest fan.
"But apart from that he was very measured."
Known for his unorthodox bowling style, Kent took over 2,000 wickets over four decades of playing cricket in Nottinghamshire, playing for the likes of Greys CC, Nottingham Casuals and Dunkirk CC.
He arrived in Nottingham at the age of 16 from Kenya, where his family were located and where he was born in the capital Nairobi.
He was eventually followed to the UK by his three sisters and then Cammie as the family escaped the country for fear of their safety.
Kent got a job in a warehouse and stayed in the county, working various jobs over the years - most recently supporting the elderly as a Community Support Driver for Nottingham City Council.
He also worked with younger people in youth centres and underwent a charity walk from Nottingham to Lands End to raise money for charity.
Twice widowed, Kent leaves behind his son Kevin, who currently lives in Singapore.
Cammie continued: "It is quite tragic what has happened - I think he would have carried on much longer if it were not for the fall.
"I don't think his time was up."
He added, however, that his brother had a "good innings" - and that he will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
A small cremation service was held by his family at Wilford Hill Cemetery in West Bridgford at 2pm on Friday, January 22.
