Former West Indies wicket-keeper David Murray handed away on Friday, Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed in a press release on Saturday. He was 72
Murray was the son of West Indies batting nice Sir Everton Weekes. Murray’s son Ricky Hoyte, represented Barbados and West Indies ‘A’ Team as a wicket-keeper/batsman.
Murray’s first tour with the West Indies was in 1973 to England. He made his worldwide debut in West Indies males’s second-ever ODI in a workforce that featured Lance Gibbs, Roy Fredericks Rohan Kanhai and Clive Lloyd.
His Test debut got here in 1978 towards Australia in Guyana. Overall, he performed 19 Tests, 10 One-Day Internationals and 114 first-class matches.
CWI President Ricky Skerritt mourned Murray’s passing and stated: “On behalf of CWI, I want to offer my sincere condolences to Ricky, and other members of David’s family and friends. David was a gifted wicket-keeper and a stylish middle-order batsman. He loved the game of cricket, and played with a smile on his face. He will be remembered as a member of the great West Indies squad which dominated world cricket for over a decade. Devoted West Indies Cricket fans still remember David’s fantastic glove work and footwork behind the stumps to Michael Holding and other members of the fearsome West Indies fast bowling attack of his time.”