Former West Indies pacer Ezra Moseley has died aged 63 in a road traffic accident as a car hit him while he was riding his bicycle in Christ Church, near Bridgetown in Barbados.
Moseley had burst onto the scenes in the English county cricket as he was signed to play for Glamorgan as a 22-year-old, before rising to the West Indies international team and earning a name for himself in the series against England in 1990. He went on to play only two Test matches, and nine ODIs as a stress fracture diagnosed at a fairly early age of 24 limited his rise.
Cricket West Indies expressed their shock and dismay on the news of his death and rated Moseley as ‘one of the region’s premier fast bowlers in late 1970s.
“It has come as a shock to hear of the passing of Ezra Moseley, earlier today, with the tragic news coming out of Barbados," CWI director of cricket, Jimmy Adams, said. "The entire CWI family are deeply saddened. Ezra was one of our region's premier fast bowlers from the late '70s through the '80s and into the early '90s when he went on to play for the West Indies after playing professionally in the Caribbean, England, and South Africa.
"After his playing day were over Ezra continued to serve cricket in the region by coaching at the junior levels in Barbados and moving into positions with our international women's team. On behalf of CWI, I want to extend our sincere condolences to his family and let them know they are in our thoughts and prayers at this time."
Moseley’s demise led to a downpour of tributes and memories from the players of his generation and commentators who had played with or against him in county cricket.
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