Mr Dowson was reported to have been the organiser ofa flute band in Cumbernauld which recorded a tape inhonourof Ulster Freedom Fighter member Michael Stone.
The interval saw Matthew Hayden, who announced his retirement from first-class cricket earlier in the day, embark on a lap ofhonourin front ofa 50, 000 strong crowd at his home ground at the Gabba.
Every year in late April, the twin villages of Saloor-Dungra in the state of Uttarakhand (northern India) are marked by Ramman, a religious festival inhonourof the tutelary god, Bhumiyal Devta, a local divinity whose temple houses most of the festivities.