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Vanburn Holder
Personal information
Full name
Vanburn Alonzo Holder
Born
(1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 78) Deans Village, Saint Michael, Barbados
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
West Indies
Test debut (cap 131)
12 June 1969 v England
Last Test
2 February 1979 v India
ODI debut (cap 5)
5 September 1973 v England
Last ODI
12 April 1978 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1966–1978
Barbados
1968–1980
Worcestershire
1985/86
Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
40
12
313
196
Runs scored
682
64
3,593
587
Batting average
14.20
12.80
12.97
7.93
100s/50s
0/0
0/0
1/4
0/0
Top score
42
30
122
35*
Balls bowled
9,095
681
55,593
9,342
Wickets
109
19
950
277
Bowling average
33.27
23.89
24.52
18.94
5 wickets in innings
3
1
38
3
10 wickets in match
0
0
3
0
Best bowling
6/28
5/50
7/40
6/33
Catches/stumpings
16/–
6/–
99/–
46/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
1975 England
Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2010
Vanburn Alonzo Holder (born 10 October 1945) is a Barbadian former first-class cricketer who played in 40 Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals for the West Indies cricket team between 1969 and 1979. A fast-medium bowler, he bowled alongside the likes of Charlie Griffith and Wes Hall. Holder, who also played for English county cricket side Worcestershire, was appointed an honorary vice president of the club in 2021.[1][2][3] He was a member of the squad which won the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
^Mukherjee, Abhishek (10 October 2016). "Vanburn Holder: An excellent supporting act to the genuine quicks of his era". cricketcountry.com. Cricket Country.com.
^"COUNTY LEGEND VANBURN HOLDER'S PRIDE AT VICE-PRESIDENT NOMINATION". wccc.co.uk. Worcestershire. 3 March 2021.
^"SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING – WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH 2021". wccc.co.uk. Worcestershire.
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