5 Iconic voices who will forever be missed by Cricket fans

#2 Tony Cozier

Tony Cozier interviewing Sir Clive Lloyd

The only person on this list to not have played first-class Cricket, Winston Anthony Lloyd Cozier covered West Indies Cricket in the capacity of a journalist and Radio and Television commentator for over half a century. Born in Bridgetown, Barbados in a family of journalists, Cozier studied journalism at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Cozier began his 5-decade long commentary career in the Caribbean in 1965. He also worked with the BBC and Sky Sports in England and with Channel Nine in Australia. Cozier was known for his calm voice and his knowledge of statistics.

He lived through the extreme highs (winning the World Cup twice and going 15 years without losing a Test series) and the lows (being bowled out for 51) of the Windies Cricket team, famously remarked “Where does West Indies cricket go from ’ere?” after the latter incident. He would provide an earnest analysis of every game played in the Caribbean and the state of the Windies Cricket team amongst a host of other topics.

Cozier died from Cancer following a brief illness in May 2016, aged 75. Harsha Bhogle described him the best: He loved the West Indies and loved its cricket. But more than anything else Tony loved our game and enriched it. It was pure.