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Larry Gomes
Personal information
Full name	Hilary Angelo Gomes
Born	13 July 1953 (age 71); Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break; Right-arm medium pace
Relations	Sheldon Gomes (brother)
International information
National side	West Indies;
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
Domestic team information
1971–1988	Trinidad and Tobago
1973–1976	Middlesex
Career statistics
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup
	Source: Cricket Archive, 20 January 2022

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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.

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 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

At the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, Gomes served as the head coach of the Canadian team.^[4]

Honours

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

References

^ "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

"Middlesex Hall of Fame". Middlesex County Cricket Club. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.

Preceded by Harold Gibson	Nelson Cricket Club Professional 1977–1978	Succeeded by Stephen Howard

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[1] "Portuguese in Caribbean Cricket". Guyana Chronicle. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[2] Cave, Jason (13 November 2010). "Looking back at the 1981 Boxing Day Test". The Roar. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[3] "Boxing Day Test Memorable Moments #3 – Last ball Lillee gets Viv". Cricket Victoria. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[4] Canada ICC Trophy 1997 Squad – ESPN Cricinfo; Retrieved 3 April 2016

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-'''Hilary "Larry" Angelo Gomes''' (born 13 July 1953) is a former [[Trinidad & Tobago]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indian]] cricketer.
+'''Hilary Angelo Gomes''' (born 13 July 1953) is a [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indian]] former cricketer of [[Portuguese Trinidadian and Tobagonian|Portuguese descent]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-06 |title=Portuguese in Caribbean Cricket |url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2021/06/06/portuguese-in-caribbean-cricket/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Guyana Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> He was a member of the squad which won the [[1979 Cricket World Cup]] and finished as [[1983 Cricket World Cup final|runners-up]] at the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]].
+==Cricket career==
-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 Tobago cricket team|Trinidad & Tobago]] versus the [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealanders]] in 1971/72. He joined [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] in 1972 and played between 1973 and 1976. He won a [[Benson & Hedges Cup|Benson & Hedges Cup Gold Award]].
+Gomes toured England with the West Indian youth team in 1970 and made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut as a left-handed batsman for Trinidad and Tobago against [[New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1971–72|New Zealand in 1971-72]]. He played county cricket for [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] between 1973 and 1976.
-He became a successful number three batsman for Trinidad and West Indies. He was also part of the team which reached the [[Cricket World Cup|1983 Cricket World Cup]] finals in England. Larry's flamboyant "fuzzball Afro" was not matched by flamboyant strokeplay; he regularly kept bat and pad close together.
+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 [[West Indian cricket team in England in 1984|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 national cricket team|Australia]], most notably one on a bouncy [[WACA Ground|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 Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] in 1981 to break [[Lance Gibbs]]'s [[List of Test cricket records#Individual records (bowling)|world record for most Test wickets]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cave|first=Jason|title=Looking back at the 1981 Boxing Day Test|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/11/13/boxing-day-test-1981/|work=The Roar|accessdate=21 November 2013|date=13 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boxing Day Test Memorable Moments #3 – Last ball Lillee gets Viv|url=http://www.cricketvictoria.com.au/news/article/boxing-day-test-memorable-moments-3-last-ball-lillee-gets-viv|publisher=Cricket Victoria|accessdate=21 November 2013|date=20 December 2012}}</ref>
-The [[World Series Cricket|Packer years]] gave him his first international opportunity for West Indies and later, when the fences had been mended, he still kept his place. He was the slim, calm figure of reason amongst the mayhem that was created by the massive strokemakers that surrounded him. In this regard he was not the average Caribbean batsman at all: slightly built, upright, elegant in that way that left-handers have, but an efficient batsman in times of strife rather than an exuberant destroyer.
+==Coaching career==
-Gomes scored six centuries against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]], most notably one on a bouncy [[WACA Ground|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 Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] in 1981 to break [[Lance Gibbs]]'s [[List of Test cricket records#Individual records (bowling)|world record for most Test wickets]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cave|first=Jason|title=Looking back at the 1981 Boxing Day Test|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/11/13/boxing-day-test-1981/|work=[http://www.theroar.com.au The Roar website]|publisher=The Roar|accessdate=21 November 2013|date=13 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boxing Day Test Memorable Moments #3 - Last ball Lillee gets Viv|url=http://www.cricketvictoria.com.au/news/article/boxing-day-test-memorable-moments-3-last-ball-lillee-gets-viv|work=[http://www.cricketvictoria.com.au/ Cricket Victoria website]|publisher=Cricket Victoria|accessdate=21 November 2013|date=20 December 2012}}</ref>
+At the [[1997 ICC Trophy]] in Malaysia, Gomes served as the head coach of the [[Canada national cricket team|Canadian team]].<ref>[http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT97/SQUADS/ICCT1997_CAN-SQUAD.html Canada ICC Trophy 1997 Squad] – ESPN Cricinfo; Retrieved 3 April 2016</ref>
+==Honours==
-Gomes' stroke range was very limited, favouring the twitch to leg, the odd cover drive, some slides down the gully and a sort of hook. He tended to leave anything wide of the stumps and waited for balls bowled on off-stump, which he worked away on the leg side.
+Gomes was named [[Wisden Cricketer of the Year]] in 1985. The [[Larry Gomes Stadium]] in Malabar, [[Arima]] is named after him.
-In an Indian summer to his career, some 20 years after touring England as a schoolboy cricketer, he was named [[Wisden Cricketer of the Year]] in 1985 and the [[Larry Gomes Stadium]] in Malabar, [[Arima]], is named after him.
-At the [[1997 ICC Trophy]] in Malaysia, Gomes served as the head coach of the [[Canada national cricket team|Canadian national team]].<ref>[http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT97/SQUADS/ICCT1997_CAN-SQUAD.html Canada ICC Trophy 1997 Squad] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2016.</ref>
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-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100543/http://www.middlesexccc.com/hof-profile.asp?HOFPlayerID=44  Larry Gomes' Profile]
+* {{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100543/http://www.middlesexccc.com/hof-profile.asp?HOFPlayerID=44 |date=27 September 2011 |title=Middlesex Hall of Fame|url=http://www.middlesexccc.com/hof-profile.asp?HOFPlayerID=44|archivedate=27 September 2011|publisher=Middlesex County Cricket Club}}
-* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100543/http://www.middlesexccc.com/hof-profile.asp?HOFPlayerID=44 |date=27 September 2011 |title=Middlesex Hall of Fame }}
-{{West Indies Squad 1983 Cricket World Cup}}
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-{{succession box| before = [[Harold Gibson (cricketer)|Harold Gibson]] | title = [[Nelson Cricket Club]]<br>Professional | after = [[Stephen Howard (cricketer)|Stephen&nbsp;Howard]] | years = 1977&ndash;1978}}
+{{succession box| before = Harold Gibson | title = [[Nelson Cricket Club]]<br>Professional | after = [[Stephen Howard (cricketer)|Stephen&nbsp;Howard]] | years = 1977–1978}}
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+{{West Indies Squad 1979 Cricket World Cup}}
+{{West Indies Squad 1983 Cricket World Cup}}
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