| One of the first set of players to play one-day cricket | | | | took more than five wickets in an innings on three |
| for the West Indies, Vanburn Alonzo Holder was a | | | | occasions. |
| fast-medium bowler who played for the regional team | | | | With the bat, Holder was handy but not spectacular. |
| between 1969 and 1979. He played in the transition | | | | Like his bowling, his batting was composed, but he |
| period for the West Indies, where they moved from | | | | never scored a half-century in Tests. His best effort of |
| being a good, competitive team to being world-beaters | | | | 42 came against New Zealand at Port of Spain in |
| in the late 70s. | | | | 1972. Batting in 59 innings, "Van" managed 682 runs at |
| Born on October 10 1945 in St. Michael, Barbados, | | | | an average of 14.20. In addition to his 40 Tests, the |
| Vanburn-better known as Van-made his First Class | | | | medium pacer played 12 ODIs, including the West |
| debut for Barbados as a 21-year old. His first Test for | | | | Indies' inaugural one-day international in 1973. Holder |
| the West Indies-against England at old Trafford, | | | | played in the Caribbean's winning 1975 World Cup |
| Manchester-was just two years later, in 1969. The | | | | team. From his 12 ODIs, he reaped 19 wickets at an |
| Barbadian medium pacer had an average debut-taking | | | | average of 23.89 and an economy rate of exactly |
| only one wicket as the West Indies lost by 10 wickets. | | | | 4.00 runs per over. |
| Holder's best Test haul in a match was 8/223 against | | | | For the West Indies, Barbados, Orange Free State |
| Australia at Adelaide, where the Caribbean team lost | | | | (South Africa) and Worcestershire, Holder played 313 |
| by 190 runs. It was against the Aussies in Port of Spain | | | | First Class games. He scored 3593 runs at 12.97, with |
| that Holder produced a match-winning effort while | | | | a best of 12 for Barbados. In the bowling column, his |
| taking career-best innings figures. He scalped 7 Aussie | | | | medium pace bowling brought him 950 wickets at |
| wickets for 44 runs to help the Windies to a 198-run | | | | 34.52, with a best innings analysis of 7/40. After his |
| win. In 40 Tests, and bowling in 72 innings, the | | | | playing days ended in 1986, Vanburn Holder become |
| Barbadian took 109 wickets at an average of 33.27. | | | | involved in officiating and later became a First Class |
| His strike rate of 83.4 suggests that he was more of a | | | | umpire. |
| stock bowler than a penetrative strike bowler. Vanburn | | | | |