Morton killed in car crash

West Indies cricketer Runako Morton was killed in a car crash here on Sunday night.
The 33-year-old, one of the few cricketers to emerge from the island of Nevis, lost control of the car he was driving and hit a pole, according to reports. He died on the spot.

Morton had played 15 Test matches, 56 one-day internationals and seven Twenty20s for the West Indies since making his international debut in 2002. He last played in February 2010 in a Twenty20 against Australia in Sydney.

Former West Indies skipper Chris Gayle, under whom Morton played in the national team, tweeted: “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.”

Morton had represented Trinidad and Tobago, Leeward Islands and Nevis. His career, however, was never short of controversies. He was expelled from the West Indian Academy in July 2001, for a series of regulation breaches before being recalled.

His career seemed almost over in September 2002, when he pulled out of the Champions Trophy after lying about the death of his grandmother.