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| Full name | Vanburn Alonzo Holder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1945-10-10)10 October 1945 (age 80) Deans Village,Saint Michael,Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1966–1978 | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1980 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985/86 | Orange Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WTests umpired | 1 (2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 2 (1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanburn Alonzo Holder (born 10 October 1945) is a Barbadian formerfirst-class cricketer who played in 40Test matches and 12One Day Internationals for theWest Indies cricket team between 1969 and 1979. A fast-medium bowler, he bowled alongside the likes ofCharlie Griffith andWes Hall. Holder, who also played for English county cricket sideWorcestershire, was appointed an honorary vice president of the club in 2021.[1][2][3] He was a member of the squad which won the1975 Cricket World Cup.
He debuted in thetour of England in 1969 and returned again in1973 as part of an improving side which ended a 6½-year streak of not having won a Test series.
In 1974 he was part ofWorcestershire'sChampionship winning side and earlier in the year he scored his only first-class century, 122 forBarbados.
He took 6 for 39 in1974–75 againstIndia to help his side win the series. Eventually however he lost his place in the side as younger and faster bowlers were emerging.
Holder played more tests when leading players were playingWorld Series Cricket in 1977–78 and took 6 for 28 againstAustralia in Trinidad.
In 1981 he played county cricket forShropshire in nine matches, scoring 181 runs and taking 45 wickets. At the time he was also playing club cricket forWest Bromwich Dartmouth. He also played in South Africa for the Orange Free State.[4]
After retiring he was appointed as a first-classumpire in England in 1992. Holder retired as an umpire in 2010 and as of November 2020 is the most recent non-white umpire appointed by the ECB.[5]
During 2021 Holder was appointed as an honorary vice president ofWorcestershire County Cricket Club[2][3]
When his playing days came to an end Holder went on to settle inWorcestershire where he still lives to this day.[2]
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