By Paras Ramoutar, IANS
Port of Spain : The West Indies cricket fraternity is mourning the death of Mervyn ‘Pee Wee’ Wong, who was buried on Saturday. The 75-year-old had been involved in recording and documenting West Indian cricket for over 40 years.
One of the highlights of his career was the publication of the world famous “Statistics of West Indies Cricket 1865 to 1989”, published in 1990.
The book chronicled the Indian teams’ visits to the West Indies, among other teams. It was co-edited by Jimmy Richard.
The book documented the rise of the sport in the West Indies as well as the great era of West Indies cricket and the innings of all players during this period as well as wickets, catches and a collection of other stats.
Wong stopped being actively involved in cricket in 2002. He had suffered a stroke on Wednesday. He left behind his wife who is the daughter of ex-West Indian Test cricketer, Ellis ‘Puss’ Achong, and his daughter.
Brij Parasnath, editor of Cricket Records Magazine and friend of the family, commended Pee Wee on the contribution he made to the sport in the region.
“His death is a great loss for West Indies cricket. He has done great work in researching and compiling and has left a legacy for journalists, players and administrators to use,” Parasnath said.