The voice of West Indies cricket, commentator and writer Tony Cozier has passed away following a long illness. He was 75.
For over five decades, Tony was the voice of West Indies cricket and is one of the most respected commentators, writers and cricket historians.
He was born to a cricket writer and began his reporting career in 1958. Cozier, who played hockey and cricket for local Barbados clubs, was often admired for his encyclopedic knowledge of cricket.
Commenting on the sad news, Damien O'Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Premier League said: "It was with great sadness that we learned of Tony's sad passing. "To many fans across the Caribbean and beyond he was quite simply the voice of West Indies cricket. His love of cricket was a positive influence in telling the story across a golden era for West Indies cricket and he was hugely respected and loved, in equal measure, by fans of the game."
"For more than 50 years Tony's voice has resonated through television, radio or the written word in homes across the cricketing world and he was admired internationally for his passion, insight and enthusiasm," he said.
May his soul rest in peace.
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