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Larry Gomes
 Larry
Gomes was Mr. dependability in a star studded West Indies
battting line up from 1976-1987. Slightly built, upright and elegant
Gomes was not in the typical mold of the traditional Caribbean batsman.
A deflector and nudger of the cricket ball Gomes depended on timing
rather than brute force and flamboyant stroke play. Despite this Gomes
was just as effective as his more cavaliar team mates, of his nine
centuries six were scored off Australia and none were
better than the 127 scored on a bouncy Perth strip in the 1984 Test
series.
Gomes cemented his place in the West Indies team during
the turbulant years of World Series cricket. Gomes was selected in a
second stream eleven in 1978 to face the touring Australians,
after the Packer players pull out of the third Test to be played at
Bourda Guyana, in solidarity with Clive Lloyd who resigned as captain
sighting gross victimization.
Larry Gomes celebrated his opportunity with 101in the third Test and
followed it up with a second century a 115 in the fourth Test at port
of Spain. With these two innings Gomes embarked on a career that was
not to falter for many years.
Larry Gomes had a tremendous
understanding of his role in the West Indies side. Perhaps inevitably,
given the charisma of so many fine players around him, he was
underrated during his career and will be undervalued by histories of
the game. But not by those who played against him.
Larry Gomes Test Cricket
Statistics
| Full Name |
Hilary Angelo Gomes |
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Number
of Test
|
60 |
| Number
of ODIs |
83 |
|
Test Run Aggregate
|
3,171 |
| ODI Run Aggregate |
1,415 |
|
Test
Batting Average
|
39.63
|
| ODI
Batting Average |
28.87 |
|
Total Test Wickets
|
15 |
| Total ODI Wickets |
41 |
|
Test Bowling Average
|
62.00 |
| ODI Bowling Average |
25.48 |
|
Test
Centuries
|
9 |
| ODI
Centuries |
1 |
|
Date of Birth
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13th
July, 1953 Arima, Trinidad |
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Test Debut
|
England
v West Indies at Nottingham - Jun 3-8, 1976 |
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Last Test Match
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New
Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch - Mar 12-15, 1987 |
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ODI Debut
|
West Indies
v Australia at Castries - Apr 12, 1978 |
| Last ODI Match |
Australia v
West Indies at Sydney - Feb 6, 1987 |
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Batting
Style
|
Left hand bat |
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Bowling
Style
|
Right-arm off-break, |
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Description |
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Cricket
Legends These players are the 50 greatest cricketers of
the century, as voted by a blue-ribbon panel of judges assembled by
ESPN. The panelists were asked to list in order, their top 50 players.
Cricketing legends from Australia, England, India, New Zealand,
Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies all made it to the final 50.
Among them are some famous West Indies fast bowlers, great Aussie
legends, and modern heros of the game. Disc 5 features the great George
Headley. |
| Format |
Pages |
Cost |
| NTSC - DVD |
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£124.99 |
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