Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has expressed sadness at the passing of Jamaica and West Indies cricketer, Easton ‘Bull’ McMorris.

McMorris died yesterday (February 1) at age 86.

“Bull McMorris, as he was fondly called, was one of our finest batsmen and served Jamaica and West Indies cricket well,” said Grange.

McMorris played 13 test matches for West Indies between 1958 and 1966, scoring one Test century.

A former captain of Jamaica, he scored almost 6,000 runs playing for the country and averaged just over
42 in 95 first-class matches.

“He will also be remembered for the quality service he gave at the Ministry of Labour where he worked as a liaison officer for the overseas farm work programme in North America, after his cricketing days ended,” Grange said.

“My condolences to his wife Avery, children and other relatives as well as to the cricket community. Rest well, Easton ‘Bull’ McMorris; yours was an innings well played.”

Among other who paid tribute to McMorris was Courtney Francis, CEO of the Jamaica Cricket Association and Errol Moodie, a former teammate and president of the Lucas Cricket Club.