David Holford
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| Full name | David Anthony Jerome Holford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 April 1940 Upper Collymore Rock, Saint Michael, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 May 2022 (aged 82) Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 124) | 2 June 1966 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 April 1977 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Anthony Jerome Holford (16 April 1940 – 30 May 2022) was a West Indian cricketer who played in 24 Test matches between 1966 and 1977.
Career
Holford was born on 16 April 1940
Holford played for
He later played in Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.[8] He served on the West Indies selection panel and also served as team manager.[9] During his time as a selector he discovered Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who went on to become West Indies' second highest run scorer of all time.[7][10]
Personal life and death
Holford had a degree in agriculture and worked as a soil scientist, and another degree in computer studies.[11] After retiring, he became the president of Harrison College in Barbados.[7]
On 30 May 2022, Holford died at the age of 82 in Barbados.[12][7]
Citations
- ^ a b Sengupta, Arunabha (16 April 2014). "David Holford: Cousin of Garry Sobers who was a handy all-rounder himself". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Lawrence Booth, "Nothing he couldn't do" (30 March 2007).
- ^ England v West Indies, Lord's 1966, cricketarchive.com
- ^ Martin-Jenkins, p. 347.
- ^ West Indies v India, Bridgetown 1975–76, cricketarchive.com
- ^ Cambridge U v West Indians 1966, cricketarchive.com
- ^ a b c d "Former West Indies allrounder David Holford dies aged 82". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "David Holford profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Former West Indies Cricketer David Holford Dies Aged 82". www.barrons.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "West Indies Cricket Team Records & Stats". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Garry Sobers, My Autobiography, Headline, London, 2002, p. 71.
- ^ Clarke, Sherrylyn (31 May 2022). "David Holford passes at 82". Nation News. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
General and cited sources
- ISBN 978-0-7270-1870-0.