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David Holford
West Indies
Player profile
Full name David Anthony Jerome Holford
Born April 16, 1940, Upper Collymore Rock, St Michael, Barbados
Current age 68 years 142 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados, Trinidad
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Relations Cousin - GS Sobers
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
24 |
39 |
5 |
768 |
105* |
22.58 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
| First-class |
99 |
149 |
27 |
3821 |
111 |
31.31 |
3 |
20 |
|
83 |
0 |
| List A |
12 |
9 |
2 |
135 |
46 |
19.28 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
24 |
35 |
4816 |
2009 |
51 |
5/23 |
6/75 |
39.39 |
2.50 |
94.4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
99 |
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17430 |
8095 |
253 |
8/52 |
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31.99 |
2.78 |
68.8 |
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8 |
2 |
| List A |
12 |
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330 |
250 |
8 |
3/29 |
3/29 |
31.25 |
4.54 |
41.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 2-4, 1966 scorecard |
| Last Test |
West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, Apr 15-20, 1977 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| First-class span |
1960/61 - 1978/79 |
| List A span |
1966 - 1978/79 |
The West Indian allrounder David Holford was a handy lower-order batsman and a tidy, if anodyne, legspinner. In his second Test, at Lord's in 1966, he saved the match by adding 274 for the sixth wicket with Garry Sobers, his cousin. Much was expected of him, but in 1968 he was struck down with pleurisy and he was never quite the same player again. Holford's 105 there was his sole Test century, and he only managed one five-for as well, a matchwinning effort against India in Barbados nearly ten years later. In 1977 he was a surprising recruit for Kerry Packer's World Series in 1977. He later managed West Indies, was also chairman of selectors for a time, and a successful agronomist.
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