Gregory Clarke Holmes (born 22 September 1993) is a

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er. He is right hand batsman and right arm medium bowler. Holmes was born in

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and is son of Geoff Holmes, a former first-class cricketer and

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director. Holmes was educated at

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and attended

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Career

Holmes made his debut for

in the 2012 Minor Counties Championship against

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. Holmes played

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for Wales from 2012 to 2017, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship matches, 13

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matches and 7

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matches. Holmes also played the Second XI competitions for

from 2011 to 2016, including 13 Second XI Championship matches, 4 Second XI Trophy matches, and 19 Second XI T20 matches, Holmes played two first-class matches for

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in 2016 against

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and Glamorgan with both matches ending in a draw.

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