As of December 18, 2024, there have been no recent reports of a West Indies cricketer, specifically a striker, passing away. The most recent notable death in West Indies cricket is that of Kenroy Williams, an all-rounder who represented Barbados and Jamaica in domestic cricket. Williams passed away on November 4, 2024, at the age of 40, after battling cancer.
In the past year, the West Indies cricket community has mourned the loss of several former players:
– **Peter Lashley**: A Barbadian cricketer who played four Tests for the West Indies in the 1960s. Lashley passed away on September 4, 2023, at the age of 86.
– **Thelston Payne**: A Barbadian wicketkeeper who played one Test and seven One Day Internationals for the West Indies. Payne died from pancreatic cancer on May 10, 2023, at the age of 66.
– **Raphick Jumadeen**: A Trinidadian cricketer who played 12 Tests for the West Indies as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler between 1972 and 1979. Jumadeen passed away on July 25, 2023, at the age of 75.
– **Clyde Butts**: A Guyanese offspinner who played seven Tests in the 1980s and later served as a selector for the West Indies team. Butts died in Guyana on December 30, 2023, at the age of 66.
These players made significant contributions to West Indies cricket, and their passing is a loss to the cricketing community.
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