Larry Gomes

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Larry Gomes
West Indies (WI)
Larry Gomes
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling type Right-arm off-break, Right-arm medium pace
Tests ODIs
Matches 60 83
Runs scored 3171 1415
Batting average 39.63 28.87
100s/50s 9/13 1/6
Top score 143 101
Balls bowled 2401 1345
Wickets 15 41
Bowling average 62.00 25.48
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling 2/20 4/31
Catches/stumpings 18/- 14/-

As of 25 January 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com

Hilary Angelo Gomes (born July 13, 1953 in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago) was a former West Indian cricketer.

He toured England with the West Indian Schoolboys team in 1967 and he made his first-class debut as a left-handed batsman for Trinidad and Tobogo versus the New Zealanders in 1971/72. He joined Middlesex in 1972 and played between 1973 and 1976. He won a Benson & Hedges Cup Gold Award.

He became a successful number three batsman for Trinidad and West Indies. He was also part of the team which reached the 1983 Cricket World Cup finals in England.

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

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