Clifford Cox, Cricket Canada vice-president and former captain, passes away at 79 – Cricket News Update
The Vice President of the Cricket Canada Board, and a former national team captain, Clifford Cox passed away at his home in Vancouver on the 4th of February. He was 79 years old. His death was announced by Cricket Canada in a press release on Monday.
Cox, who immigrated to Canada in 1956 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806, England, was a prominent player in the early Canadian cricket scene. He initially served as the captain of British Columbia, and then further went on to lead the national side in 1969 and 1970. The BC
mainland Cricket League, of which Cox was a member, also introduced the Cliff http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cox-c51633 medal - awarded to players who display skill and sportsmanship.
An outspoken advocate of the game, Cox soon joined the Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748 board, and became a distinct member of its executive panel as vice-president. He also championed the cause of women’s cricket in Canada, and under his support and leadership, Canada emerged
triumphant at the 2009 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 America’s Women’s championship.
Cox had currently been serving as Cricket Canada’s 3rd Vice President, a member of the BC cricket board, and was also involved with the Meraloma Club. In addition to cricket, Cox controlled several business ventures, and had established a number of opera
companies across Canada.
Cricket Canada President, Ranjit Saini, praised Cox as the “foundation of Canadian Cricket” and a “dedicated volunteer”. “While Cliff will live forever in our hearts, I will miss him every day of my life,” he added.
Cricket British Columbia's president, Vimal Hardat, also paid tribute to Cox. “Cliff will be one of the few who will make it in the history books of Canadian Cricket and cricket overall. With his passing, a legend has departed from the world of cricket …
God may need to have a cricket pitch in heaven as Cliff will need one and if there is none, then be sure that Cliff will make one there,” he said.
Cox is survived by his wife Doreen (55), and two daughters, Liz and Joanne. While the player will undoubtedly be missed, the show must go on for Canadian cricket. The current national team is due to play a round of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier matches in
March 2012.
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