Cricketers and match officials who expired in 2022

2022 hasn't really been great for the cricketing fraternity. In barely three months, several big names from the cricketing world have passed away. Their demise came rather unexpectedly.

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Thus, many big names have expressed their grief over the death of these big names. So which are the cricketers and match officials who have passed away in 2022?

1) Rod Marsh

Rod Marsh's demise was a huge loss to Australian cricket. He died due to a heart attack, while in Queensland. Not only did he serve Australia as a player, but he was also the Chairman of the selection panel from 2014 to 2016.

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As far as his game is concerned, the legend has played 96 Tests, and scored 3633 runs. He also played 92 ODIs, and scored 1225 one-day runs. Besides, he held the record for the most number of dismissals in Tests at one point in time.

2) Shane Warne

Shane Warne's untimely demise shook the world. When he was in Thailand, he died due to a suspecteded heart attack. It is to be noted that he was just 52.

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It is safe to say that he is one of the greatest bowlers of all time. The spin king picked 708 wickets in red-ball cricket. Besides, he has also picked 293 wickets in one-day cricket.

3) Sonny Ramadhin:

Sonny Ramadhin was a West Indian cricketer, and was arguably one of the best spinners during the 50s. As a matter of fact, he was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1951. Ramadhin died on February 27 2022, at the age of 92.

In fact, when the West Indies President Ricky Skerritt conveyed the news of his sadly demise on behalf of CWI, he referred to him as one of the "pioneers of West Indies cricket". The legend picked 158 wickets in 48 Tests, at an average of 28.98. This included 10 five-fers as well.

4) Somasiri Dissanayake

Somasiri Dissanayake was an umpire from Sri Lanka. He died at the age of 78. The Sri Lankan was an umpire for four first-class games and eight List A matches. He has been an umpire for three ODIs in Women's cricket as well. He expired on February 22.

5) Aftab Baloch

Aftab Baloch is a former Pakistan batter, and represented the country in two Tests. He passed away on January 24 2022 at the age of 68. He is best known for scoring the seventh-highest score in first-class history, i.e. 428.

He has played 172 FC games, and has scored 9171 runs. As far his record in the international arena goes, he played three innings, scoring 97 runs. This includes one half-century as well.

6) Easton McMorris

Easton McMorris was an opening batter who represented the West Indies in 13 Tests. In these 13 Tests, he scored 564 runs at an average of 26.86. In the process, he also scored three fifties and a hundred.

He played his last international game in 1966. However, he expired on February 1, 2022. He died at the age of 86.