The management and members of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC), M.S would like to extend their deepest sadness over the death of legendary cricket journalist, Tony Cozier.
Cozier was not only a Caribbean icon but the voice of West Indies Cricket, the club said in a statement.
“West Indies cricket, in its correct stage cannot afford to lose such a stalwart, whose contribution to the game in the Caribbean would never be forgotten,” it added.
The statement continued, “Cricket to some is a passion, but to Tony Cozier it was life and with his sudden death, the West Indies has lost an honest, hardworking and highly knowledgeable servant of the game. We shall all miss his legendary voice, his commitment to West Indies Cricket in good and bad times and his honesty in his commentary and articles.”
The commentary box in the Caribbean would never be the same, the club pointed out, “as most listeners always looked forward to Tony Cozier and for most of us, his voice would always remain in our ears.”
The RHTY&SC further stated, “Long before the advent of television, it was legends like Cozier, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perriera, Henry Bolfied, Brian Johnson and Fred Truman who teased our imagination over the radio.”
The statement concluded, “For the passionate cricket readers, the Sunday Stabroek News would not be the same again as we all looked forward to his weekly articles which were well researched, to the point and quite passionate about the future of West Indies Cricket. It is the sincere hope of the RHTY&SC, M.S that all of the administrators of West Indies cricket can unite as one and to work for the betterment of the game as an everlasting tribute to this outstanding West Indies icon.”
Meanwhile, the RHTY&SC, M.S would honour the late Tony Cozier, a hero to most of its members in a special way later this year.
