Sentence examples for honour captain from inspiring English sources

Its name is said to honour Captain Richard Somers, hero of the Tripolitan-American War.

A sell-out Anfield crowd of 44,362 gathered to honour captain Gerrard, who was celebrating 15 years at his only professional club.

Sierra Leone skipper Kei Kamara tweeted  after the match: "Was an honour to captain my national team today.

It's a great honour to captain my country, something I'm extremely proud of.

"We said, 'But it is an honour to captain your country, an honour you bestow on someone who is the leader and sets the tone in football.

In the official press release Hartley has said, "It is a huge honour to captain England and a very proud day for me and my family," said Hartley.

AB de Villiers, his vice-captain, was immediately installed as his successor and, perhaps ominously for England, said: "I've said this before, that it is an incredible honour to captain South Africa in any format.

The 31-year-old De Villiers, who admitted to concerns over his workload during the first Test amid rumours of an impending retirement, said: "It is an incredible honour to captain South Africa in any format.

In the official press release Hartley has said, "It is a huge honour to captain England and a very proud day for me and my family "I'm really excited about the challenge ahead but in reality leading this squad of players will not fall just to me.

Plenty of slips and sledging Julie Ashmore, Neil Laughton and James Balfour got in some quick fielding practice before flying from Heathrow to the South Pole to stage a cricket match in honour of Captain Scott's failed trek to the bottom of the world, 100 years ago on 17 January.

"It's a great honour to captain England.