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    "editor1": "<p>One of the most renowned cricket commentator Tony Cozier passed away on 11th May&nbsp;at the age of 75 following a long illness. Check some interesting trivia about him:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Interesting Trivia about Tony Cozier<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Cozier was born in&nbsp;Bridgetown,&nbsp;Barbados on 10th &nbsp;July 1940<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>He played&nbsp;hockey&nbsp;as a goalkeeper for Barbados and cricket as a&nbsp;batsman&nbsp;and&nbsp;wicket-keeper&nbsp;for two local Barbados clubs -&nbsp;Wanderers and Carlton<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>His&nbsp;first Test Match commentary on radio was in 1965. The match was between West Indies&nbsp;vs Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Cozier wrote the definitive&nbsp;The West Indies: 50 Years of Test Cricket, with a foreword by&nbsp;Garfield Sobers&nbsp;(1978).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>The press box at the&nbsp;Kensington Oval&nbsp;cricket ground&nbsp;was named after him<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>He did the commentary&nbsp;for&nbsp;BBC TMS,&nbsp;Sky Sports&nbsp;and&nbsp;Channel Nine, and was the default guest commentator from West Indies whenever there was an overseas Test.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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