Gone too soon.That’s the way Noel Gibbons summed up the passing of Bailey’s Bay and Bermuda team-mate Terry Burgess.The right-arm fast bowler rocked the local cricket fraternity when he died of cancer six years ago at age 46.“It’s unfortunate whenever anyone passes away but Terry passed away far too soon,” Gibbons said.But while Burgess may be gone, his legacy has certainly not been forgotten.That’s largely due to an annual memorial match that is scheduled to take place at Sea Breeze Oval today.“Terry was an important member of Bay’s team and I know he would be quite tickled that we are doing something like this in his honour,” Gibbons said. “This is something we all look forward to doing as a team that he spent a lot of years with.“It will be a good but serious game of cricket and I’m quite sure emotions will be going through some players’ heads as the game goes on.”Burgess began his cricket career at Hamilton Parish and eventually went on to play for Bailey’s Bay.He also represented Bermuda on the international stage and Somerset in the annual Cup Match.“You can only describe Terry as a very great fast bowler who had good rhythm and an away swinger that he naturally bowled quick,” recalled Burgess’ childhood friend and team-mate Ricky Hill.One of the defining moments of Burgess’ career arrived in the 1990s while playing for Bermuda against Allan Border’s Australian Test team at Somerset Cricket Club.“Terry’s away swingers always caused problems to the right-handed batsmen and I remember he dismissed Australian batsman Dean Jones for a golden duck,” Hill said. “It was a perfect away swinger that came off Jones’ bat that I caught at second slip.”Gibbons added: “When it came to playing cricket Terry took the game very seriously, he played cricket from his heart.”Bay are coming off a season that saw them regain the Eastern Counties Cup and contend for the Premier 50-over championship, something Gibbons said his late team-mate would be proud of.“There’s no doubt in my mind that Terry would be pleased to know that Bay is still progressing very well,” he added.Today’s Terry Burgess Memorial Match will feature a 40-over contest that begins at 11am.Gibbons and Irving Burgess have been appointed as captains of the opposing teams that will comprise of former Bay, Hamilton Parish and Bermuda players.Among the former stars to be featured are Allan Douglas, Jeff Richardson and Andre Manders.