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Who is the first West Indian cricketer to die?

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The West Indies' first Test match took place in June 1928.

The first cricketer to represent West Indian Test cricket team to pass away was Oscar da Costa, who represented the side in 5 Test matches between April 1930 and January 1935.

A Test cricketer with a character to match, da Costa permanently carried a stamp with his signature on to save time when signing Autographs, and at the same time making sure that no fan who wanted to get his autograph left disappointed.

Oscar was born on September 11, 1907 and died on October 1, 1936 in Kingston, Jamaica.

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