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Cricket lost one of its most recognisable voices this week when Tony Cozier died in his native Barbados at the age of 75. Cozier worked as a cricket journalist in print, TV and radio for more than 58 years. Born in Bridgetown in 1940, he made his ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Test Match Special debut in 1966 and also wrote several books.The son of a journalist, Cozier studied journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and began commentating and writing on West Indian cricket in 1958. He played hockey as a goalkeeper for Barbados and cricket as an opening batsman and wicketkeeper for two Barbados clubs, Wanderers and Carlton. But he became a household name through his work with major media organisations throughout the world, including the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, Channel Nine and Sky. In December 2011, he was awarded honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club for services to the game, and the media centre at the Kensington Oval in Barbados is named after him. Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell, Prem Kumar and Tino Best all remember one of cricket's most famous commentators.