Nyron Asgarali dies at 85

Asgarali played two Test matches for West Indies in the 1957 Tour of England at the age of 37 where he totalled 1,011 runs at an average of 29.73.

He was a prolific batsman in the local league with Invincible Cricket Club when matches were played on matting wickets. Asgarali also represent Enfield in the Lancashire League in England where West Indian icon Sonny Ramadhin played.

In later years he served on the South Management committee of the Trinidad Cricket Council.

Asgarali managed the 1983 Trinidad and Tobago Shell Shield teams and served as liaison officer to the visiting Australia, New Zealand and England teams 1984-86.