Born 16 February 1954 at Half Way Tree, Kingston, JamaicaMichael Holding was one of the great West Indian fast bowlers of the 1970s and 1980s. Known as ‘Whispering Death’ because of light-footed run-up, he generated great speed and bounce. He was at the peak of his powers in the Test against England at The Oval in 1976 when he took 14-149 in the match, including 8-92 in the first innings.
The 14 wickets included nine bowled and three lbws. He bowled what is regarded as one of the great overs in Test to Geoff Boycott at Bridgetown in 1981. Each ball got progressively faster until the sixth ball clean bowled him. Although a moderate batsman he did score six Test fifties. He became a TV commentator in retirement.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 60 910 73 13.78 0 22 249 23.68 8-92 13
ODIs 102 282 64 9.09 0 30 142 21.36 5-26 1
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