West Indies commentator Cozier dies at 75

AFP, MIAMI: Tony Cozier, a legendary West Indies cricket writer and commentator for more than a half century, died Wednesday morning in Barbados, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced. He was 75.
Cozier was born in Bridgetown, where the press box at the Kensington Oval cricket grounds is named for him in tribute to his work as a journalist, radio and television analyst and historian.
“Cozier made a great contribution to the game,” the WICB said in a statement. “Tony covered West Indies cricket for over 50 years and was respected all around the cricket world.”
The son of Barbados journalist Jimmy Cozier, a newspaper founder in his homeland and managing editor in St. Lucia, studied journalism at Canada’s Carleton University before starting his career as a reporter in 1958, working with retired West Indies cricket legend Everton Weekes after becoming an editor at the Barbados Daily News.

West Indies commentator Cozier dies at 75

AFP, MIAMI: Tony Cozier, a legendary West Indies cricket writer and commentator for more than a half century, died Wednesday morning in Barbados, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced. He was 75. Cozier was born in Bridgetown, where the press box at the Kensington Oval cricket grounds is named for him in tribute to his work as a journalist, radio and television analyst and historian. Cozier made a great contribution to the game, the WICB said in a statement. Tony covered West Indies cricket for over 50 years and was respected all around the cricket world. The son of Barbados journalist Jimmy Cozier, a newspaper founder in his homeland and managing editor in St. Lucia, studied journalism at Canadas Carleton University before starting his career as a reporter in 1958, working with retired West Indies cricket legend Everton Weekes after becoming an editor at the Barbados Daily News.