Former Southampton Rangers and Bermuda allrounder Sheridan Raynor was released from Port of Spain General Hospital in Trinidad early yesterday morning.

Raynor, 72, was discharged after spending the night under observation after collapsing at the Queen’s Park Oval during Bermuda’s World Cup debut against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

The Southampton resident was sitting among friends in the stands when he suddenly collapsed and had to be treated by medical staff at the ground and taken away by ambulance to the hospital.

Raynor, however, was in good spirits yesterday, and he opted to rest comfortably in his hotel room under the supervision of long-time friend Ray (Flip) Todd who accompanied him to the Caribbean.

Raynor said: “I was talking to Colin (Blades) and Dennis (Wainwright) and that’s all I can remember. But before I passed out I did see Bermuda take their second wicket.”

Prior to the incident Raynor had complained of feeling ill after eating some shrimp the night before. And a decision to take a two-mile walk on the morning of the match did not help the diabetic’s cause.

“My sugar was low and I was also a bit dehydrated,” said Raynor, who toured Trinidad four-times with Southampton Rangers between 1964 and 1968.

“But I feel much better now and I can’t wait to watch Bermuda play their next game.”

The former star batsman is among a group of six former elite cricketers who received travel vouchers from Sports Minister Randy Horton to attend the World Cup.