Overview
- Cricket West Indies confirmed that Bernard Julien died on October 4 in Trinidad at the age of 75.
- He was instrumental in the 1975 World Cup, taking 4/20 against Sri Lanka, 4/27 in the semi-final versus New Zealand, and scoring 26 not out in the final win over Australia.
- Across 24 Tests and 12 ODIs, he scored 866 Test runs with two centuries and took 50 Test wickets, added 18 ODI wickets, and played county cricket for Kent from 1970 to 1977.
- His international tenure ended after he joined World Series Cricket and later participated in rebel tours to apartheid-era South Africa, after which he was not recalled by West Indies.
- Former captain Clive Lloyd praised his unwavering commitment, and Cricket West Indies president Dr Kishore Shallow issued an official condolence highlighting his lasting contribution.