lastodiyear testdebutagainst deliveries columns catches/stumpings year birth_date odidebutdate bowling tenfor country club fivefor batting name lasttestyear fullname birth_place column international odidebutagainst lastodidate testdebutdate lasttestagainst source lastodiagainst date runs testdebutyear wickets lasttestdate s/s matches odidebutyear article_title
1978 england 9,095 681 55,593 9,342 4 16 46 / -- / -- 6 / -- 99 / -- 1966 1969 -- 1978 1968 -- 1980 1985 -- 1986 10 october 1945 5 september right-arm fast-medium 0 0 3 0 west indies barbados worcestershire orange free state 3 1 38 3 right-handed vanburn holder 1979 vanburn alonzo holder deans village , saint michael , barbados tests odis fc la true england 12 april 12 june india http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/1/1331/1331.html cricket archive australia 1945 10 10 yes 682 64 3,593 587 1969 109 19 950 277 2 february 0/0 0/0 1/4 0/0 40 12 313 196 1973 vanburn holder

vanburn holder

vanburn alonzo holder -lrb- born october 10 , 1945 -rrb- is a former west indian cricketer who played in forty tests and twelve odis from 1969 to 1979 .
holder played in the golden era of west indian fast bowling .
a fast-medium bowler , he bowled alongside the likes of charlie griffith and wes hall .
he debuted in the tour of england in 1969 and returned again in 1973 as part of an improving side which ended a - year streak of not having won a test series .
in 1974 he was part of worcestershire 's championship winning side and earlier in the year he scored his only first class century , 122 for barbados .
he took 6 for 39 in 1974 -- 75 against india 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 playing world series cricket in 1977 -- 78 and took 6 for 28 against australia in trinidad .
after retiring he was appointed as a first-class umpire in england in 1992 .
