Michael Holding West Indies (WI)
Batting style	Right hand bat
Bowling type	Right arm fast
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	60	102
Runs scored	910	282
Batting average	13.78	9.09
100s/50s	-/6	-/2
Top score	73	64
Balls bowled	12680	5473
Wickets	249	142
Bowling average	23.68	21.36
5 wickets in innings	13	1
10 wickets in match	2	n/a
Best bowling	8/92	5/26
Catches/stumpings	22/-	30/-
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Michael Anthony Holding (born February 16, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer. A mediocre bowler who never quite achieved the status of other players of his era Joel Garner, Andy Roberts, Sylvester Clarke, Colin Croft and the late Malcolm Marshall. He was nicknamed 'Whispering Death' by umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952) also known as Big Joel or Big Bird, was a West Indian cricket player, and a member of the highly regarded late 70s and early 80s West Indies cricket sides. ... Anderson Montgomery Everton Andy Roberts (born 29 January 1951 on the island of Antigua in the West Indies) is a former West Indian cricketer. ... Sylvester Theophilus Clarke, born December 11, 1954, died December 4, 1999, was an Indian cricket player. ... Colin Croft was a West Indian cricketer. ... Malcolm Denzil Marshall (April 18, 1958 - November 4, 1999) was a West Indian cricketer, regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever to have played Test cricket; some have suggested he was the finest of all. ...

He is now a broadcaster and is a member of the Sky Sports cricket commentary team. He also promotes Stanford 20/20 cricket for Antiguan-based billionaire entrepreneur Allen Stanford. And he is a renowned to be an avid horse-racing enthusiast. Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ...

During his short First class cricket career, Holding played for Jamaica, Canterbury, Derbyshire, Lancashire and Tasmania. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Canterbury Wizards are a New Zealand first class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. ... Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lancashire. ... The Tasmanian Tigers are the official first-class cricket team of Tasmania, Australia. ...

According to an urban myth, during a Test match between the West Indies and England when Holding was to bowl to English player Peter Willey, the commentator at the time, Brian Johnston, described the action as "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey". Peter Willey (born December 6, 1949) is a former English cricketer, who played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. ... Brian Johnstons autobiography Its Been A Lot Of Fun, double cassette cover, 1997 Brian Alexander Johnston MC (June 24, 1912 - January 5, 1994) (known as Johnners) was a cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his death. ...

A less amusing incident for which Holding is also remembered was kicking over the stumps in anger at an umpiring decision in New Zealand in 1979/80. Holding felt that the umpiring had been incompetent and against him throughout. After one decision by the West Indian bête noir, umpire Fred Goodall, Holding turned and sent the stumps flying with a kick that would not disgrace a rugby fullback attempting a penalty kick. It was captured on film, and remains an enduring image of a less than savoury event for world cricket. Frederick Robert Goodall (born 1938) was an international cricket umpire from New Zealand who officiated in 24 Tests and 15 one-day internationals between 1965 and 1988. ...

Despite modest batting talent he did it with exuberance. He holds the record for the most sixes in a Test career for any player with fewer than 1000 career runs. He hit 36 sixes in his Test career, placing him at 32 in the all-time list. Remarkably almost a quarter of his Test runs came by way of sixes.

A temperamental player, his career was marked by constant injury. He only managed to take 249 Test wickets in total. A small feat by today's standards.

Nowadays, speculation is rife that he suffers from some condition of opthalmopathy as he is often seen with dark shades at all times, securely strapped to his neck.

External link

• Greatest over in Test History at Cricinfo
• Picture taken after THAT over
• Video and Holding's analysis of THAT over

	West Indies squad - 1979 Cricket World Cup (2nd title)
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	West Indies squad - 1983 Cricket World Cup (runners-up)
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