Edward Lisle Goldsworthy Hoad (January 29, 1896 – March 5, 1986) was a
West Indian
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cricketer who played in West Indies'
inaugural Test tour of England. He was the captain in the West Indies' first home Test in
1930
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January
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. In all he played four Tests.
Hoad was born in Richmond,
Saint Michael, Barbados. Although he had modest Test performances, he had some impressive results in
first-class matches against English sides in both the 1928 and 1929-30 tours, scoring 149
not out
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against Worcestershire in 1928 and 147 for
Barbados
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in 1930.
He died in
Bridgetown, Barbados at the age of ninety. His son also played for Barbados.
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1896 births
1986 deaths
West Indies Test cricketers
Barbadian cricketers
Barbados cricketers
West Indies Test cricket captains
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