West Indies' cricketers have spoken of their shock and sadness at the death of former international batsman Runako Morton, who was killed in a car crash on Sunday, aged 33.
Morton died when the car he was driving hit a pole in Trinidad.
The Nevisian batsman's last international was in a Twenty20 against Australia in Sydney two years ago.
Morton played in 15 tests and 56 one-day internationals for West Indies. He scored 573 test runs at an average of 22.03, including four half-centuries, but enjoyed better success in limited overs cricket.
In ODIs, he scored 1,519 ODI runs at an average of 33.75 with two hundreds and 10 fifties.
"RIP Runako Morton. Shocked and saddened at the loss of my former WI team mate," all-rounder Dwayne Bravo tweeted.
Chris Gayle said: "We lost a True Warrior W.I Cricketer Runako Morton-May is soul rest in peace! Our memories together Live On!-My Condolences to his Family."
"A cricket warrior gone but not forgotten," Darren Bravo said. "A tough competitor and total team man."
England batsman Kevin Pietersen also gave his tribute: "What a lovely guy & fierce competitor!! RIP bossman!"
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Tags: sport, cricket, trinidad-and-tobago, saint-kitts-and-nevis First posted March 06, 2012 07:48:40
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