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Former Windies pacer Moseley dies in accident

Former West Indies fast bowler Ezra Moseley has died at the age of 63 after he met with a road accident.

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BRIDGETOWN: Former West Indies fast bowler Ezra Moseley has died at the age of 63 after he met with a road accident.

Moseley was struck by a car on Saturday while riding his bicycle in Christ Church, near Bridgetown, and was pronounced dead at the scene in his native Barbados, ESPNcricinfo quoted local reports as saying.

Moseley played two Test matches against England in 1990 and also nine ODIs between 1990 and 1991.

Moseley had an outstanding professional career with Glamorgan in English County cricket and in South Africa for Eastern Province and Northern Transvaal. Overall, he played 76 matches and took 279 wickets at an average of 23.31 runs per wicket. He also took 102 wickets in 79 List A matches. He was the assistant coach when the West Indies women's team won the Women's T20 World Cup in India in 2016 and was the current coach of the Barbados women's team. IANS