Tony Cozier
Winston Anthony "Tony" Cozier (born 10 July 1940 in Bridgetown, Barbados) has been a cricket writer and commentator for West Indian cricket since 1958.
Cozier is widely renowned for his extensive knowledge of cricket facts and statistics dating back to the 1950s.[1]
Early life
Cozier is the son of Barbados journalist Jimmy Cozier[2] (who was the managing editor for the St Lucia Voice and founder of the Barbados Daily News)[3] and he studied journalism at Carleton University, Ottawa.[4]
Cozier played hockey as a goalkeeper for Barbados and cricket as a batsman and wicket-keeper for two local Barbados clubs.[4]
Commentating career
Cozier's first Test Match commentary on radio was on West Indies v Australia in 1965.[2] Cozier is a member of the BBC's Test Match Special commentary team.[3] He has also commentated for Channel Nine in Australia,[5] and is a member of the Sky Sports West Indian Cricket commentary team.[5]
Writing
Cozier wrote the definitive The West Indies: 50 Years of Test Cricket (published 1978)[5] with a foreword by Garfield Sobers. He was editor of The West Indies Cricket Annual for all its 22 editions.[5]
Honours
As a tribute to his contributions to cricket, the press box at the Kensington Oval has been named after him.[6]
In December 2011, he was awarded honorary life membership of the MCC for his contribution to cricket.[5]
References
- ↑ Nice Cozier chat Mail Online, 28 April 1999
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tony Cozier ESPN Cricinfo
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tony Cozier: A Voice And Vision Caribbean Beat, May 2003
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tony Cozier BBC Sport, 30 December 2002
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Cozier granted MCC life membership England and Wales Cricket Board, 15 December 2011
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- West Indies in India Nov 1974/Jan 1975 - Summary ESPN Cricinfo - Excerpt from Cozier's book
- Tony Cozier Unplugged CaribbeanCricket.com, 20 April 2004 - Two-part interview with Cozier
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