Jason Holder

Jason Holder
Personal information
Full name Jason Omar Holder
Born (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991
Barbados
Height 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 299) 26 June 2014 v New Zealand
Last Test 12 October 2018 v India
ODI debut (cap 166) 1 February 2013 v Australia
Last ODI 28 July 2018 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no. 98
T20I debut (cap 61) 15 January 2014 v New Zealand
Last T20I 2 April 2017 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no. 98
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–present Barbados
2013 Chennai Super Kings
2013–present Barbados Tridents (squad no. 8)
2014–2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad
2016 Quetta Gladiators
2016 Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 35 80 62 126
Runs scored 1554 1262 2148 1868
Batting average 30.47 25.75 24.68 23.64
100s/50s 2/8 0/6 2/10 0/8
Top score 110 99* 110 99*
Balls bowled 5633 3860 8988 5824
Wickets 86 110 156 184
Bowling average 28.50 31.67 25.32 26.48
5 wickets in innings 5 2 8 2
10 wickets in match 1 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 6/59 5/27 6/59 5/27
Catches/stumpings 25/– 31/– 40/– 46/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 October 2018

Jason Omar Holder (born 5 November 1991)[1] is a Barbadian all rounder cricketer and the current captain of the West Indies Test and One Day International (ODI) team. Holder made his ODI debut in January 2013 and Test debut in June 2014.

Domestic career

A couple of days after making his international debut, Holder was signed up by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL auction, at his base price of $20,000. Holder also made his T20I debut against New Zealand on January 15, 2014. He was also given a batting promotion by the Sunrisers Hyderabad, who sent him to bat ahead of all-rounders Karn Sharma and Parvez Rasool. He scored 16 off 12 balls in this match, which included a big six.

International career

Early career

Holder made his ODI debut on 1 February 2013 against Australia. However, he got his emergence in the ODI against Pakistan where he picked up 4 for 13, although the performance was overshadowed by seven wicket haul by Pakistani Shahid Afridi. He made his T20I debut against New Zealand where he took 2–34 in 3 overs. Holder's first all-round performance in the international area showcased after he, along with Kemar Roach, helped his team to a tie against Pakistan with 19 not out off 9 deliveries in the third ODI in 2013.

After good performances in limited over arena, Holder was picked up for the Test squad in 2014.[2] He made his Test debut on 26 June 2014 against New Zealand. He did not take any wicket in the first innings, but bowled economically with four maidens. In the second innings, Holder took his maiden Test wicket by dismissing Ross Taylor for 16 runs. He completed the match with 2 for 50. In batting, Holder scored 90 runs in the match including his maiden Test fifty. However, West Indies lost the match by 53 runs.[3]

Captaincy

He was made the captain of the national team in ODI format by the West Indies Cricket Board selectors, by sacking Dwayne Bravo, who previously captained the ODI side.[4] At 23 years, 72 days, he became the youngest ever West Indian captain. On 4 September 2015 he was named as the captain of the Test side for the tour to Sri Lanka. He became the second youngest test captain of all time for the West Indies and 15th youngest of all time for any Test Nation.[5][6][7]

He led his team to quarter finals of the 2015 world cup where they lost to New Zealand.[8] In the tournament, Holder scored two consecutive fifties both in losing causes to South Africa and India, respectively. He also scored a 26 ball 42 in their last match against New Zealand in the quarter final. Against South Africa in the World Cup, Holder conceded 104 runs, which is recorded as the second worst bowling figures World Cups and also as the worst bowling figures by a captain in a World Cup match.[9][10]

In April 2015, he scored a maiden Test century against England to help secure a draw in the first Test.[11]

Although West Indies lost many home and away series under Holder's captaincy, many former West Indian cricketers appreciated Holder's efforts as a captain because his team lacked experienced players such as Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels. The absence of these players was and still is because of an ongoing dispute between players and the West Indies Cricket Board.[12][13][14]

On 2 July 2017, Holder took his maiden ODI five-wicket haul (5–27), in a low scoring game against India.[15] West Indies batted first and only scored 189 runs. To stay alive in the series, West Indies had to win the match. Holder handled his bowlers and himself very well in the match, and the West Indies won the match by 11 runs. For his good captaincy and impressive bowling performance, Holder was awarded the man of the match award.[16]

On 15 March 2018, Holder became the fastest player for the West Indies, in terms of matches, to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODIs (74).[17] In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a contract across all formats of cricket for the 2018–19 season.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Holder". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jason Holder added to Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "3rd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jun 26-30 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Holder appointed West Indies ODI captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Youngest Test Captains". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Holder replaces Ramdin as captain for SL Tests". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Holder's influence on players will be crucial". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  8. ↑ AB's assault, and losing T20 centuries
  9. ↑ "Cricket Records | Records | World Cup | Most runs conceded in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  10. ↑ "Beleaguered Holder scorched in de Villiers blaze". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Holder ton saves WI on Anderson's record day". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Holder as captain an 'excellent choice' – Lara". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Richards backs Holder as Test captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Holder doing a good job – Simmons". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Dhoni's slowest innings, Holder's maiden five-for". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "West Indies stun India in low-scoring thriller". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Afghanistan leave Windies in a spin to keep their hopes alive". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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