This is a chronological list of cricketers who were murdered. These cricketers played in first-class cricket, List A, or at a similar level. This list does not include those who were killed in wars. They are listed separately at List of cricketers who were killed during military service.
| Nationality | Player | Circumstances of death | Date of death | Notes | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murdered in riots at Jamaica.[1] | 23 November 1904 | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14969/14969.html | ||||
| 2 | Also a medical doctor, he was shot and killed by a patient.[2] | 21 December 1920 | http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7962.html | ||||
| 3 | Robert Makant | Murdered whilst on duty in Kurdistan.[3] | 18 June 1922 | http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/117/117074/117074.html | |||
| 4 | Norman Reid | Shot dead by his wife.[4] | 5–6 June 1947 | South African Test cricketer. Was originally reported as having died in 'tragic circumstances'. Investigations by Brian Bassano and David Frith revealed that Reid was shot in the head. His body was found in his bed on 18 June 1947. The death certificate concluded that Reid was shot by his wife "whilst of unsound mind". | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/414/414.html | ||
| 5 | Killed in rocket attack on his vehicle in Rhodesia.[5] | 3 August 1978 | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5248/5248.html | ||||
| 6 | Shot five times and beaten about the head by intruders at his Port-of-Spain home.[6] | 10 September 1989 | http://content.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52953.html | ||||
| 7 | Murdered along with his wife by burglars who broke into his house.[7] | 8 January 1990 | http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/39/39984/39984.html | ||||
| 8 | Shot by an unknown gunman.[8] | 18 April 1990 | http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228713.html | ||||
| 9 | Shot during a robbery.[9] | 20 February 1995 | http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26006/26006.html | ||||
| 10 | Died two days after being shot by a gunman who arrived by motorcycle at his home.[10] | 15 March 1997 | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/20/20464/20464.html | ||||
| 11 | Shot dead in a Johannesburg bar.[11] | 28 April 1997 | http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/30/30040/30040.html | ||||
| 12 | Killed by a mob.[12] | 17 April 2000 | First to captain Colts Cricket Club at FC level | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/20/20400/20400.html | |||
| 13 | Shot during a robbery.[13] | 4 June 2001 | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3293/3293.html | ||||
| 14 | Worked at the World Trade Center, New York during 9/11.[14] | 11 September 2001 | First-class player for Guyana and later the US. | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7470/7470.html | |||
| 15 | As a result of the Bali bombings.[15] | 12 October 2002 | http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38145.html | ||||
| 16 | Shot.[16] | 11 February 2008 | http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/259409.html | ||||
| 17 | Charles Lwanga | Beaten to death with iron bars by unknown assailants.[17] | 2 November 2010 | Played for Uganda in the 2001 ICC Trophy | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/charles-lwanga-26132 | ||
| 18 | Shot during an armed robbery.[18] | 18 April 2012 | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/47744.html | ||||
| 19 | Errol Peart | Shot while helping the victim of an attempted robbery.[19] | 2 December 2012 | Played for USA in the 1990 ICC Trophy | http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/player/332368.html | ||
| 20 | Body found in the outskirts of Dhaka.[20] | 2 December 2012 | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10103/10103.html | ||||
| 21 | Found dead in his home in Cape Town.[21] | 3 January 2013 | http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44531.html | ||||
| 22 | Shot dead in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda.[22] | 20 June 2016 | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/381734.html | ||||
| 23 | Shot dead in Jamaica.[23] | 18 March 2019 | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52086.html | ||||
| 24 | Found bound and gagged in his car in Borella, Sri Lanka.[24] | 16 December 2022 | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dinesh-schaffter-50739 | ||||
| 25 | Shot dead outside his home.[25] | 17 July 2024 | First class cricketer and former Sri Lanka U-19 captain. | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/dhammika-niroshana-49822 |
| No. | Player | Circumstances of death | Date of death | Notes | Player Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found dead on the floor of a lavatory at King's Cross station with his throat cut and a blood-stained knife by his side.[26] | 9 March 1916 | Somerset history maintains Hardy committed suicide rather than be sent back to World War I battlefields.[27] | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3600/3600.html | |
| 2 | Found dead in his flat in New Delhi in suspicious circumstances.[28] | 16 November 1995 | Indian first-class player | http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3331/3331.html | |
| 3 | Believed to have died from Guillain–Barré syndrome, but post mortem suggested that he was poisoned. The case has now been closed and nothing was found.[29] | 14 February 2000 | South African Test player | http://content-www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44097.html | |
| 4 | Found dead in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica during the 2007 cricket World Cup. Originally believed to have been strangled but the investigation returned an open verdict, ruling out neither strangulation nor death by natural causes.[30] | 18 March 2007 | Woolmer, a former English Test cricketer, was the coach of the Pakistan cricket team at the time of his death | http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22520.html | |
| 5 | Reportedly a victim of murder.[31] | 11 October 2011 | Played 63 first-class and 30 List A matches in Pakistan | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42129.html | |