NASSAU,
Bahamas - The Caribbean Sports Journalists' Association (CASJA) joins the
cricketing world to mourn the passing of legendary West Indies cricket
commentator and writer Tony Cozier.
Cozier
died in his native Barbados
on Wednesday at the age of 75.
He was
popularly known as the voice of West Indies cricket, spanning almost six
decades.
"Tony
brought Caribbean identity among a list of elite cricket voices including Christopher
Martin-Jenkins, Henry Blofeld, John Arlott, Joseph “Reds” Perreira, Bryan
Waddle, Fred Trueman, Jim Maxwell, Geoffrey Boycott and Jonathan Agnew, to name
a few,” said CASJA president Michael Bascombe.
“Cozier
made an invaluable contribution to the Caribbean media and especially to the
game of cricket.”
CASJA
expresses condolences to the family and friends of Tony Cozier.
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