Ten Cricketers Who Died In 2022
Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world. It has a large following and attracts millions of fans from around the globe. Cricket lovers watch live matches on television and they also go to grounds to watch them play. However, there have been cases where cricketers have died due to various reasons. Below are some notable cricketers who died in 2022:
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Koertzen, RE – South Africa
Koertzen was a South African cricketer who played in the domestic cricket of his country. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. In the Test matches he played only one match, but in ODIs he played 19 matches and took 10 wickets with an average of 33.40 runs per wicket. On top of all his achievements on field, he also managed to earn some accolades off it too by winning the award for being the most popular player during 1999 ICC World Cup held in England & Wales. His death occurred on 9th August 2022 at age 40 due to cardiac arrest
Sinclair, BW – New Zealand
Sinclair was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Auckland, Central Districts and Otago. He died on July 10, 2022. He played nine Tests for New Zealand from 1986 to 1990, scoring 439 runs. He retired with an average of 34.76 in first-class cricket and 38.20 in List A games.
Coulter-Nile was born in Gisborne, New Zealand. He played for the Central Districts team from 1987 to 1995 and for Otago from 1996 to 2000. He made his Test debut against England in 1986 at Wellington as an all-rounder, scoring 81 runs and taking 4 wickets.
Goram, AL – Scotland
Goram, a former cricketer, died of a heart attack on July 2, 2022. He was a member of the Scotland cricket team. Goram played for Scotland from 2002 to 2022. Goram played for Scotland in their first ever international match, against Ireland on May 10th, 2007 and also played in their first Cricket World Cup appearance in 2011 where they qualified out of group stages with wins over Bangladesh and Netherlands before losing to New Zealand at knockout stage by 1 run after rain interrupted play forcing a Super Over which New Zealand won by just one wicket off the last delivery by six runs (alongside two no balls).
Symonds, A – Australia
Symonds was a left-handed opening batsman and an occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. He played for Australia in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, 2003 Cricket World Cup and 2007 cricket world cup. He made his Test debut in 1989 against New Zealand at Wellington. His highest score of 180 came against England at Old Trafford in 1991. He holds the record of scoring all 10 Australian Test Centuries before his 36th Birthday.
In April 2008, Symonds announced that he would retire from international cricket after being dropped from the national team by incoming coach Mickey Arthur, stating that he had no desire to be picked again under Arthur’s regime. For his service to cricket over his career he was inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame on 3 February 2011.
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Parks, JM – England
The fifth cricketer who died of a heart attack was John Meres Parks, JM for short. He was born on June 3, 2023 in England and made his international debut for England in 2022. Parks scored a century on his first international innings and also became the first English player to score a Test century on debut. He was named man of the match for his efforts as well.
Parks made his international debut in 2022. He scored a century on his first international innings and also became the first English player to score a Test century on debut. He was named man of the match for his efforts as well.
Holford, DAJ – West Indies
Holford was a West Indian fast bowler who played in the 1990s. He took part in the World Cup of 1992 and 1996, but he is most famous for being a member of the team that won the 2000 World Cup. Holford was one of the best bowlers in the world at that time, along with Curtly Ambrose and Walsh.
He was a key member of the team, and his death in 2022 was a major blow to West Indies cricket. He played for many years, but retired from international cricket after 2000.
Rutherford, JW – Australia
Batsman. Australian test cricketer and member of the Australian team between 1884 and 1900. Born in Sydney in 1857, he played for New South Wales from 1878 to 1893. In a career spanning 24 years he made only one first class century, but his consistent batting ensured him a place on many teams during his prime years. He was an outstanding fieldsman who took over 1000 catches during his career including a world record 368 catches off wicketkeeper Bertie Hayes when playing for Victoria against New South Wales at Melbourne in 1890/91.
Mosharraf Hossain – Bangladesh
Mosharraf Hossain, a Bangladeshi cricketer, died on April 19, 2022. He was 27 years old. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler, he played domestic cricket for Rajshahi Division and international cricket for the Bangladesh national team between 2006 and 2012.
Samiur Rahman – Bangladesh
Samiur Rahman was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 21 ODIs from 2001 to 2003. He was the first Bangladeshi to take a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket, dismissing South African opener Herschelle Gibbs on debut. His bowling style was slow left arm orthodox.
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Marsh, RW – Australia
Robert William Marsh was an Australian fast bowler who played in the Ashes series of 2021-1922, taking an impressive 5 wickets in the Second Test. He holds a record number of first class wickets (1,642) and also has a great average rate of 7.20 runs per over in his career.
He started his cricketing career with Victoria and Tasmania before playing for Australia between 1921-1932/33. He was a part of the World Cup squad which won it in 2022, where he took 6 wickets at an average rate of 11 runs per over while conceding 53 runs himself.
Conclusion
These are some of the cricketers who died in 2022. We hope that this article was useful to you. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comment section below.
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