Hilary Angelo Gomes (born 13 July 1953) is a Trinidad and Tobago and West Indian former cricketer of Portuguese descent.[1] He was a member of the squad which won the 1979 Cricket World Cup and finished as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
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| Full name | Hilary Angelo Gomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1953 Arima, Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break Right-arm medium pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sheldon Gomes (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 157) | 3 June 1976 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 March 1987 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 28) | 12 April 1978 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 6 February 1987 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1988 | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Cricket career
editGomes 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.[2][3]
Coaching career
editAt the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, Gomes served as the head coach of the Canadian team.[4]
Honours
editGomes was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985. The Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima is named after him.
References
edit- ^ "Portuguese in Caribbean Cricket". Guyana Chronicle. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Cave, Jason (13 November 2010). "Looking back at the 1981 Boxing Day Test". The Roar. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Boxing Day Test Memorable Moments #3 – Last ball Lillee gets Viv". Cricket Victoria. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Canada ICC Trophy 1997 Squad – ESPN Cricinfo; Retrieved 3 April 2016
External links
edit- "Middlesex Hall of Fame". Middlesex County Cricket Club. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
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