Hilary Angelo Gomes (born 13 July 1953) is a
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
and
West Indian former cricketer.
Cricket career
Gomes 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
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...
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
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
, 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
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, most notably one on a bouncy
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
strip in 1984 that set up an innings victory. However, he is also remembered in Australia as the batsman whose wicket
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Keith Lillee, (born 18 July 1949) is Australian retired cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation". took during the
Boxing Day Test
The Boxing Day Test match is a cricket Test match held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, involving the Australian cricket team and an opposing national team that is touring Australia during the southern summer. It begins annually on Boxing D ...
in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in 1981 to break
Lance Gibbs's
world record for most Test wickets.
Coaching career
At the
1997 ICC Trophy
The Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Bangladesh national ...
in Malaysia, Gomes served as the head coach of the
Canadian team.
Canada ICC Trophy 1997 Squad
– ESPN Cricinfo; Retrieved 3 April 2016
Honours
Gomes was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year
The ''Wisden'' Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season". The award began in 1889 with the naming ...
in 1985. The Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima
Arima, officially The Royal Chartered Borough of Arima is the easternmost and second largest in area of the three boroughs of Trinidad and Tobago. It is geographically adjacent to Sangre Grande and Arouca at the south central foothills of th ...
is named after him.
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Middlesex cricketers
Trinidad and Tobago cricketers
East Trinidad cricketers
West Indies One Day International cricketers
West Indies Test cricketers
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup
Trinidad and Tobago cricket coaches
Coaches of the Canada national cricket team
People from Arima