▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁cr icket ▁coach , ▁cr ick eter , ▁and ▁a ▁comment ator . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 9 ▁Test ▁matches ▁and ▁six ▁One ▁Day ▁International s ▁for ▁the ▁England ▁cr icket ▁team ▁and ▁later ▁co ached ▁South ▁Africa , ▁War wick shire ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁W ool mer ▁died ▁suddenly ▁in ▁J ama ica , ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁team ' s ▁unexpected ▁elim ination ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁J ama ican ▁police ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁opening ▁a ▁murder ▁investigation ▁into ▁W ool mer ' s ▁death . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁j ury ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁recorded ▁an ▁open ▁ver dict ▁on ▁W ool mer ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁W ool mer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Georg ina ▁Mc Ro bert ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ▁across ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁the ▁Green ▁Park ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Kan pur , ▁India ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁cr ick eter ▁Clar ence ▁W ool mer , ▁who ▁represented ▁United ▁Provin ces ▁( now ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ) ▁in ▁the ▁Ran ji ▁Tro phy . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 , ▁W