The West Indies men’s team wore black armbands on the opening day of their first Test against Australia at Perth’s Optus Stadium in tribute to former wicketkeeper David Murray, who passed away last week.
Murray, who died last week at the age of 72, was the son of legendary West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes. He played 19 Tests and 10 ODIs for the West Indies from 1978–82.
Murray’s first tour with the West Indies was to England in 1973. He made his international debut for the West Indies men’s team on 7 September at The Oval, which included Lance Gibbs, Roy Fredericks, Rohan Kanhai and Clive Lloyd.
His Test debut came in 1978 against Australia in Guyana. He also featured in 114 first-class matches. But in his international career, he mostly remained a goofball for his namesake Derek Murray and then was usurped by Jeff Dujon in the early 1980s.
Murray’s downfall in his cricket career was due to his fondness for marijuana and then an unfortunate decision to be part of the tour of South Africa in the winter of 1983, despite the fact that apartheid banned the country from participating in international cricket. Had given. was given and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Sanctions.
Murray took a record nine catches in the 1981 Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Murray’s son Ricky Hoyte represented Barbados and the West Indies ‘A’ team as wicket-keeper/batsman.
“On behalf of CWI I would like to express our deepest condolences to Ricky and other members of David’s family and friends. David was a talented wicket-keeper and 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 legendary West Indies team that dominated world cricket for over a decade.
“Dedicated West Indies Cricket Paying tribute to Murray on 26 November, CWI president Ricky Skerritt said that fans still remember David’s brilliant gloves and footwork behind the stumps for Michael Holding and other members of the formidable West Indies fast bowling attack of his time.
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) also said that Ramon Reifer has been ruled out of the Test series against Australia. The left-arm all-rounder has suffered a groin injury and hence is unavailable for selection.
Tagenrayan Chanderpaul, son of veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, has been handed his Test debut by the West Indies. Tagnarin, who received his Test cap from veteran batsman and Shivnarine’s long-time teammate Brian Lara, impressed with scores of 119 and 56 against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra last week.
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