Ezra Alphonsa Moseley was a Barbadian cricketer who played in two Test matches and nine One Day Internationals for the West Indies cricket team in 1990 and 1991.
12 Facts About Ezra Moseley
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Ezra Moseley was the only member of the 1982 rebel tour to South Africa to subsequently play for the West Indies after their bans were rescinded.
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Ezra Moseley played club cricket in his home country until 1980, when Glamorgan signed him based on his impressive performances.
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Ezra Moseley was recommended to Welsh county club Glamorgan by Trevor Bailey and Reg Simpson and made his First Class debut in 1980, taking over a hundred wickets for Glamorgan in his first two seasons as well as receiving his county cap, before debuting for Barbados in 1981.
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Ezra Moseley signed on for the controversial West Indies "rebel tour" of South Africa in 1982, earning him a life ban from West Indies cricket.
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The life bans on the rebel tourists were lifted in 1989, and Ezra Moseley returned to Barbados to become the first and only member of the touring parties to play for the West Indies afterwards.
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Ezra Moseley spent a final season in South Africa playing for Northern Transvaal, before retiring in 1992.
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Ezra Moseley was considered a fast medium bowler, but those who knew him closely disputed this, calling for him to be accepted as a fast bowler.
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Ezra Moseley served as a selector for the men's and women's squad of the Barbados national cricket team.
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Ezra Moseley was the assistant coach of the women's team when they won the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
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Ezra Moseley died on 6 February 2021 in Christ Church at the age of 63.
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Ezra Moseley was hit by a vehicle while cycling for exercise and died at the scene.