Former Windies player ‘Joey’ Carew dies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Former Trinidad & Tobago captain and West Indies batsman Michael ‘Joey’ Carew is dead. He was 73.
Carew, a former chairman of the West Indies selection panel, died at his home in Woodbrook in the two-island republic’s capital late on Saturday.
Family members are awaiting an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
“We are not too sure of the cause of death, but I think it had something to do with a blocked artery,” said his eldest son Michael Jr, who also played for T&T.
“We are awaiting the report from the autopsy to get the official cause of death.”
Michael Jr added that the country knew his father as a leader, and he chose to leave as a leader.
“He was a leader, the head of our household, and he would be sadly missed,” said Michael Jr.
“He was the kind of man who would have wanted us to carry on and not sulk over his passing.”
Carew played 19 Tests for the West Indies, scoring 1,127 runs at an average of 34.15. He also took eight Test wickets.
