List of cricketers who were murdered

This is a chronological list of cricketers who have played in first-class cricket, List A, or at a similar level, who were murdered. This does not include those who were killed in wars. They are listed separately at List of cricketers who were killed during military service.

PlayerCircumstances of deathDate of deathNotesPlayer Profile
1Edward WrightMurdered in riots at Jamaica.[1]23 November 1904
2Claude TozerAlso a medical doctor, he was shot and killed by a patient.[2]21 December 1920
3Robert MakantMurdered whilst on duty in Kurdistan.[3]18 June 1922
4Norman ReidShot dead by his wife.[4]5–6 June 1947South African Test cricketer. Was originally reported as having died in 'tragic circumstances'. Investigations by Brian Bassano and David Frith revealed that Reid was shot in the head. His body was found in his bed on 18 June 1947. The death certificate concluded that Reid was shot by his mentally unsound wife who then committed suicide.
5Huntsman WilliamsKilled in rocket attack on his vehicle in Rhodesia.[5]3 August 1978
6Jeff StollmeyerShot five times and beaten about the head by intruders at his Port-of-Spain home.[6]10 September 1989Stollmeyer captained West Indies in 13 Test matches
7Muni LalMurdered along with his wife by burglars who broke into his house.[7]8 January 1990Editor of Crickinia, an early Indian cricket annual, from 1939–44, uncle of Arun Lal, Indian high commissioner in the West Indies and ambassador in Somalia
8Haseeb-ul-HasanShot by an unknown gunman.[8]18 April 1990
9William StrydomShot during a robbery.[9]20 February 1995
10Mahinda JayaratneDied two days after being shot by a gunman who arrived by motorcycle at his home.[10]15 March 1997
11Ashley Harvey-WalkerShot dead in a Johannesburg bar.[11]28 April 1997
12Wirantha FernandoKilled by a mob.[12]17 April 2000First to captain Colts Cricket Club at FC level
13Francois WeidemanShot during a robbery.[13]4 June 2001
14Nezam HafizWorked at the World Trade Center, New York during 9/11.[14]11 September 2001First-class player for Guyana and later the US.
15Mark ParkerAs a result of the Bali bombings.[15]12 October 2002
16RahatullahShot.[16]11 February 2008
17Louis VorsterShot during an armed robbery.[17]18 April 2012
18Errol PeartShot while helping the victim of an attempted robbery.[18]2 December 2012Played five matches for USA in the 1990 ICC Trophy
19Kuntal ChandraBody found in the outskirts of Dhaka.[19]2 December 2012
20John ComminsFound dead in his home in Cape Town.[20]3 January 2013Uncle of Test cricketer John Commins
21Fiqre CrockwellShot dead in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda.[21]20 June 2016
22William HayeShot dead in Jamaica.[22]18 March 2019

Possibly murdered
PlayerCircumstances of deathDate of deathNotesPlayer Profile
1Percy HardyFound dead on the floor of a lavatory at King's Cross station with his throat cut and a blood-stained knife by his side.[23]9 March 1916Somerset history maintains Hardy committed suicide rather than be sent back to World War I battlefields.[24]
2Rajesh PeterFound dead in his flat in New Delhi in suspicious circumstances.[25]16 November 1995Indian first-class player
3Tertius BoschBelieved to have died from Guillain–Barré syndrome, but post mortem suggested that he was poisoned. The case has now been closed and nothing was found.[26]14 February 2000South African Test player
4Bob WoolmerFound dead in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica during the 2007 cricket World Cup. Originally believed to have been strangled but the investigation returned an open verdict, ruling out neither strangulation nor death by natural causes.[27]18 March 2007Woolmer, a former English Test cricketer, was the coach of the Pakistan cricket team at the time of his death
5Nauman HabibReportedly a victim of murder.[28]11 October 2011

References
  1. "Edward Wright". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. Bull, Andy (24 April 2012). "Cricket's bad news week". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "Makant's obituary in 1923 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. Frith, David (2001). Silence of the Heart. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84018-406-8.
  5. "Williams' obituary in 1979 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. "Stollmeyer's obituary in 1990 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. Dossa, Anandji; Menon, Mohandas (eds.). ACSSI Yearbook 1989-90. India: Association of Cricket Statisticians and Scorers of India.
  8. "Haseeb-ul-Hasan's obituary in 1991 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. "Strydom's obituary in 1996 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  10. "Jayaratne's obituary in 1998 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. "Harvey-Walker's obituary in 1998 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  12. Berenger, Leon; Kamalendran, Chris (23 April 2000). "Crime time". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. "Francois Weideman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  14. "Nezam's obituary in 2003 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  15. Isaacs, Richard (15 October 2002). "Bali bomb claims life of prolific Parker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  16. "Former Pakistan under-19 cricketer shot dead". ESPNcricinfo. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  17. "Namibia's Louis Vorster dies in armed robbery". ESPNcricinfo. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  18. Della Penna, Peter (3 December 2012). "Former USA player Errol Peart murdered in Florida". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  19. "Bangladesh first-class player Kuntal Chandra dies aged 28". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  20. "Former WP spinner murdered". Sport24. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  21. "Cricketer Crockwell fatally shot". The Royal Gazette. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  22. "Former Jamaica cricketer William Haye murdered, house set on fire". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  23. "Hardy's obituary in 1917 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  24. Foot, David (1986). Sunshine, Sixes and Cider. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-71538-890-7.
  25. "Peter's obituary in 1997 Wisden". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  26. Robinson, Peter (8 August 2001). "Bosch post mortem suggests poisoning". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  27. "Police close Woolmer case after open verdict". Agence France-Presse. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  28. "Nauman Habib found dead in Peshawar". ESPNcricinfo. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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