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Full name Vanburn Alonzo Holder
Born October 10, 1945, Deans Village, St Michael, Barbardos
Current age 62 years 289 days
Major teams West Indies,Barbados,Minor Counties,Orange Free State,Worcestershire
Nickname Van
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Umpire
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
40
59
11
682
42
14.20
0
0
8
16
0
ODIs
12
6
1
64
30
12.80
85
75.29
0
0
4
2
6
0
First-class
313
358
81
3593
122
12.97
1
4
99
0
List A
196
109
35
587
35*
7.93
0
0
46
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
40
72
9095
3627
109
6/28
8/223
33.27
2.39
83.4
6
3
0
ODIs
12
12
681
454
19
5/50
5/50
23.89
4.00
35.8
0
1
0
First-class
313
23300
950
7/40
24.52
38
3
List A
196
9342
5228
276
6/33
6/33
18.94
3.35
33.8
6
3
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 12-17, 1969 scorecard
Last Test
India v West Indies at Kanpur, Feb 2-8, 1979 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v West Indies at Leeds, Sep 5, 1973 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Australia at Castries, Apr 12, 1978 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1966/67 - 1985/86
List A span
1968 - 1985/86
Profile
Vanburn Holder was a fast-medium bowler in between two eras where West Indies cricket was dominated by fast men. Originally a change bowler to Charlie Griffith and Wes Hall, he relied on accuracy and determination and in 40 Tests took 109 wickets. He toured England in 1969 - with mediocre success - and again in 1973 when he was an integral part of the bowling attack as West Indies ended six-and-a-half years without a series win. In 1973-74 he hammered a career-best 122 for Barbados, and in 1974 was a key part of Worcestershire's Championship-winning side. In 1974-75 he took 6 for 39 in the final Test in India to wrap up another series win, but as the West Indies new young fast bowlers emerged he slipped out of the picture. He returned when many of them joined World Series Cricket, and in 1977-78 took 6 for 28, his Test-best, against Australia in Trinidad. That won him a place on the tour of India in 1978-79 but he did little of note and retired shortly afterwards. He was appointed as a first-class umpire in England in 1992.
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