Ezra Moseley, former West Indies and Barbados fast bowler, died at the age of 63 after he met with a road accident. As per NationNews, Moseley was hit by a car while riding his bicycle on Barbados' ABC Highway on Saturday. The paceman played two Tests and nine ODIs for the West Indies in the early 1990s. "It has come as a shock to hear of the passing of Ezra Moseley, earlier today, with the tragic news coming out of Barbados," CWI director of cricket, Jimmy Adams, noted.
"The entire CWI family is deeply saddened. Ezra was one of our region's premier fast bowlers from the late '70s through the '80s and into the early '90s, when he went on to play for the West Indies after playing professionally in the Caribbean, England and South Africa."After his playing days were over, Ezra continued to serve cricket in the region by coaching at the junior levels in Barbados and moving into positions with our international women's team. On behalf of CWI I want to extend our sincere condolences to his family and let them know they are in our thoughts and prayers at this time. "Initially, on the back of recommendations from Reg Simpson and Trevor Bailey, the fast bowler played for Glamorgan in the County circuit. He then picked up 18 wickets in the Shell Shield (West Indies' premier first-class competition) in the 1981-82 season. However, Moseley sustained a stress fracture of the back and soon joined the 'rebel' tour of South Africa, and was subsequently banned for life by the West Indies cricket board.
After the life ban was lifted in 1989, the quick bowler returned to Barbados' set-up, putting up impressive performances in the domestic circuit. He soon earned his maiden Test cap against England at Port of Spain in 1990. He is remembered for twice hitting England's skipper and mainstay, Graham Gooch, on the glove with sharp lifters. Eventually, Gooch had to retire hurt and the game ended in a stalemate with England only 31 runs short of taking a 2-0 lead in the series. The drawn game turned out to be the turning point of the series as West Indies won the next two matches to clinch the rubber 2-1.After Moseley was dropped from the West Indies side in 1991, he returned to South Africa where he played for Northern Transvaal for a brief period before bowing out of the game. After retiring from the game, Moseley served as the selector of Barbados men's and women's teams, and was the assistant coach of the West Indies women's team that hoisted the World T20 trophy in 2016.
