Along with his famous partner Sonny Ramadhin of Trinidad and Lance Gibbs of Guyana are the only three West Indian spin bowlers to take more than one hundred wickets in Test cricket
Took 33 wickets in his first Test Seriesthat remained a West Indian bowling record for many years after
First West Indian bowler to take more than twenty wickets in a series against England, India and Australia
Test debut: West Indies v New Zealand at Kingston February 16, 1972
Tests played:30
Centuries:7
Highest score: 302
Average: 43.55
Last Test played:West Indies vs. New Zealand February 19, 1980
Made 214 and 100 not out making him the only test player in history to score a century in each innings on debut
One of four West Indian batsmen to score a triple century
A promising career cut short by ailments such as bone injuries, a grass allergy and eye problems
Michael Anthony Holding
Performances against England in 1976
Born February 16, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica
Role: Fast bowler
Test debut: November 28, 1975 West Indies vs. Australia
Tests played:60
Wickets taken: 249
Best performance: 8 wickets for 92 runs
Last test: West Indies vs. New Zealand Wellington Feb 20-24, 1987
First Jamaican bowler to take more than two hundred wickets in Test cricket
Has the West Indies Test bowling record of 14 wickets in a Test match against England at The Oval in 1976
He was a useful tailend batsman scoring 6 half centuries
Hit 36 sixes which represents 25% of all his Test runs. This is the record for the most sixes by any player with fewer than 1000 career runs and is ranked 32 on the all-time list
He was given the nicknames “Whispering Death” and the “Rolls-Royce” of fast bowlers because of his smooth run up
Bowled off-spin during high school before changing to fast bowling
