Larry Gomes

Hilary Angelo Gomes (born 13 July 1953) is a former Trinidad and Tobago and West Indian cricketer.

Larry Gomes
Personal information
Full nameHilary Angelo Gomes
Born (1953-07-13) 13 July 1953
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Right-arm medium pace
RelationsSheldon Gomes (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut3 June 1976 v England
Last Test12 March 1987 v New Zealand
ODI debut12 April 1978 v Australia
Last ODI6 February 1987 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971–1988Trinidad and Tobago
1973–1976Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 60 83 231 157
Runs scored 3,171 1,415 12,982 3,115
Batting average 39.63 28.87 40.56 28.84
100s/50s 9/13 1/6 32/63 2/13
Top score 143 101 200* 103*
Balls bowled 2,401 1,345 9,804 3,548
Wickets 15 41 107 84
Bowling average 62.00 25.48 39.23 28.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/20 4/31 4/22 4/31
Catches/stumpings 18/– 14/– 77/– 34/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 18 October 2010

Career

Gomes toured England with the West Indian youth team in 1970 and made his first-class debut as a left-handed batsman for Trinidad and Tobago against New Zealand in 1971-72. He played county cricket for Middlesex between 1973 and 1976.

Gomes was a successful batsman for the West Indies, usually playing at number 3. He was part of the West Indies team which beat England 5-0 in 1984, the only time a touring side has won in England by such a margin. Gomes was named man of the match in both the First and Third Tests, in which he scored 143 and 104 respectively.

Gomes scored six centuries against Australia, most notably one on a bouncy Perth strip in 1984 that set up an innings victory. However, he is also remembered in Australia as the batsman whose wicket Dennis Lillee took during the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne in 1981 to break Lance Gibbs's world record for most Test wickets.[1][2]

He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985. The Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima, is named after him.

At the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, Gomes served as the head coach of the Canadian team.[3]

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards
S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Zimbabwe Albion Sports Complex, Albion 26 February 1981 10–2–30–3 ; 22* (44 balls, 1x4)  West Indies won by 6 wickets.[4]
2 Sri Lanka WACA Ground, Perth 2 February 1985 101 (89 balls, 6x4, 3x6) ; 7–0–41–0  West Indies won by 82 runs.[5]

References
  1. Cave, Jason (13 November 2010). "Looking back at the 1981 Boxing Day Test". The Roar. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. "Boxing Day Test Memorable Moments #3 – Last ball Lillee gets Viv". Cricket Victoria. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. Canada ICC Trophy 1997 Squad – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. "1980–1981 West Indies v England – 2nd Match – Albion, Berbice, Guyana". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. "1984–1985 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup – 14th Match – Sri Lanka v West Indies – Perth". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
Preceded by
Harold Gibson		 Nelson Cricket Club
Professional
1977–1978		 Succeeded by
Stephen Howard
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