He dedicated his life to his beloved cricket club, so it was fitting that the funeral of Falmouth grandfather Terry Trezise proved to be a service of two halves as mourners experienced both tears and laughter.

Around 450 friends and family of the 65-year-old gathered at All Saints Church, where they were handed ribbons in the Falmouth Cricket Club colours of yellow and green and greeted with the melodic tones of the Treverva Male Voice Choir - for whom Terry sang bass for many years - singing a number of Terry's favourite songs.

As the funeral cortege then slowly made its way into the church, the choir sang Close Thine Eyes. The pallbearers were all members of the A-Team group from Falmouth Cricket Club and wore the club strip, as they carried the coffin adorned with yellow chrysanthemums and roses.

The details of the service, taken by Father Stephen Drakeley, had been meticulously planned by Mr Trezise in the days leading up to his death from cancer.

After the introduction, opening prayers and first hymn, How Great Thou Art, the congregation then heard from Mike Morris, a friend of Mr Trezise's for over 40 years ever since the pair met as young teachers at the then-Trescobeas School, where Mr Trezise taught maths.

Mr Morris welcomed people to the service and suggested that they were gathered to remember Mr Trezise's life with great happiness. This had already been illustrated through the family's request for no black to be worn.

He then regaled the congregation with stories about Mr Trezise's life that reflected his warm personality.

Speaking after the service, Mr Morris told the Packet: "Terry was a great one for laughing at himself with you. I mentioned things like his great Cornish character and his work in education, his warm welcoming character and his determination and great courage in everything that he did."

He added that in public Mr Trezise was outgoing, but in private he preferred to shun the limelight.

"He will always be remembered as a great family man and a great social man with his friends. I summed it up by saying that Terry led his life to the full. He was a man who made a difference," he said.

Mr Morris concluded that there had been a lot of laughter at the service, all down to Mr Trezise's character, and that he believed that this was what Mr Trezise would have wanted.

Following Mr Morris' tribute, there was a Bible reading taken from Matthew, an address by Father Drakeley and the hymn Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, before prayers and two more songs from the Treverva Male Voice Choir.

The final commendation and hymn The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended, was followed by the blessing and then what was described in the order of service as "a lighter conclusion"

The congregation was played a recording of a famous piece of cricket commentary by Brian Johnston and Jonathan Agnew from the BBC. The pair became lost for words due to helpless laughter when, during a match between England and the West Indies, Ian Botham fell over his own stumps and Mr Agnew unwittingly commented how he "just couldn;t quite get his leg over."

The family then departed for a private service at Penmount Crematorium, before joining a gathering at Falmouth Cricket Club where the Treverva Male Voice Choir sang further pieces.

Mr Trezise is survived by his wife Alison, mother Doreen, grown-up children Trystan and Piran, daughter-in-law Carole and baby grandson Logan.