Larry Gomes

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.

Larry Gomes

Personal information
Full name	Hilary Angelo Gomes
Born	(1953-07-13) 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
Years	Team
1971–1988	Trinidad and Tobago
1973–1976	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA Matches 60 83 231 157 Runs scored 3,171 1,415 12,982 3,115 Batting average 39.63 28.87 40.56 28.84 100s/50s 9/13 1/6 32/63 2/13 Top score 143 101 200* 103* Balls bowled 2,401 1,345 9,804 3,548 Wickets 15 41 107 84 Bowling average 62.00 25.48 39.23 28.48 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/20 4/31 4/22 4/31 Catches/stumpings 18/– 14/– 77/– 34/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  West Indies ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1979 England Runner-up 1983 England and Wales
Source: Cricket Archive, 20 January 2022

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.