Former West Indies keeper David Murray passes away

David Murray in action [Source: Twitter]

In an unfortunate turn of events, legendary former West Indies keeper-batter David Murray passed away on Saturday. Notably, Murray, aged 72, collapsed and died outside his home in Bridgetown. 

Murray was a skilful wicketkeeper and grabbed the eyeballs of West Indies selectors by slamming a first-class double hundred in Jamshedpur on West Indies' tour of India in 1978-79. Soon, he took over the reins from Deryck Murray in 1980-81 to emerge as West Indies' first-choice keeper-batter for a brief period. 

Hailed as one of the finest glovemen from the Caribbean Islands, Murray represented West Indies in 29 international matches with moderate success, amassing 646 runs across formats. Furthermore, he was one of the legends in West Indies' domestic circuit, finishing his career with 4503 runs in 114 First-Class appearances. 

However, his disciplinary issues didn't help his cause, abruptly ending his international career. In 1983, he threw in his lot with the West Indies rebel tour of South Africa and received a life ban. 

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