Adzil Harcourt Holder (22 October 1931 – 21 March 2019) was a Barbadian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Barbados from 1951 to 1959.
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| Full name | Adzil Harcourt Holder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1931 Joe's River, Saint Joseph, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 March 2019 (aged 87) Foul Bay, Saint Philip, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 to 1958-59 | Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holder's outstanding match was against Trinidad in 1956–57, when he took 7 for 38 with his left-arm spin in the first innings and then made 52 batting at number 10, he and Frank King added 78 for the last wicket in 64 minutes; Barbados won by an innings.[1] Later that season he played in the 12-a-side trial matches for the forthcoming tour of England. He took 6 for 60 in the second innings of the second trial match, but was not selected for the tour.[2]
He later went to Scotland, where he played as a professional for the Ferguslie, Clydesdale, and Clackmannan County clubs.[3][4][5]
Holder and his wife Winifred had two daughters.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Barbados v Trinidad 1956-57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "CL Walcott's XI v ED Weekes' XI 1956-57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Ferguslie Cricket Club: History". Pitchero. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Clydesdale's precocious talent create fast-flowing stream". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Recounting Blessings". www.electricscotland.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Davidson, Jack (2 May 2019). "Obituary: Adzil Holder, cricketer in Barbados and Scotland". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
External links
edit- Adzil Holder at ESPNcricinfo
- Adzil Holder at CricketArchive (subscription required)