Larry Gomes

{{short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1953)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Larry Gomes | image = | country = West Indies | fullname = Hilary Angelo Gomes | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|7|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Arima, Trinidad and Tobago | nickname = | family = Sheldon Gomes (brother) | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm off break<br/>Right-arm medium pace | role = | international = true | testdebutdate = 3 June | testdebutyear = 1976 | testdebutagainst = England | testcap = 157 | lasttestdate = 12 March | lasttestyear = 1987 | lasttestagainst = New Zealand | testshirt = | odidebutdate = 12 April | odidebutyear = 1978 | odidebutagainst = Australia | odicap = 28 | lastodidate = 6 February | lastodiyear = 1987 | lastodiagainst = Australia | odishirt = | club1 = Trinidad and Tobago | year1 = 1971–1988 | club2 = Middlesex | year2 = 1973–1976 | columns = 4 | column1 = Tests | matches1 = 60 | runs1 = 3,171 | bat avg1 = 39.63 | 100s/50s1 = 9/13 | top score1 = 143 | deliveries1 = 2,401 | wickets1 = 15 | bowl avg1 = 62.00 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/20 | catches/stumpings1 = 18/– | column2 = ODIs | matches2 = 83 | runs2 = 1,415 | bat avg2 = 28.87 | 100s/50s2 = 1/6 | top score2 = 101 | deliveries2 = 1,345 | wickets2 = 41 | bowl avg2 = 25.48 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/31 | catches/stumpings2 = 14/– | column3 = FC | matches3 = 231 | runs3 = 12,982 | bat avg3 = 40.56 | 100s/50s3 = 32/63 | top score3 = 200* | deliveries3 = 9,804 | wickets3 = 107 | bowl avg3 = 39.23 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 4/22 | catches/stumpings3 = 77/– | column4 = LA | matches4 = 157 | runs4 = 3,115 | bat avg4 = 28.84 | 100s/50s4 = 2/13 | top score4 = 103* | deliveries4 = 3,548 | wickets4 = 84 | bowl avg4 = 28.48 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 4/31 | catches/stumpings4 = 34/– | date = 20 January | year = 2022 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}} {{MedalCountry|{{cr|WIN}}}}  {{MedalCompetition|ICC Cricket World Cup}} {{Medal|W|1979 England|}} {{Medal|RU|1983 England and Wales|}} | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1497/1497.html Cricket Archive }} '''Hilary Angelo Gomes''' (born 13 July 1953) is a Trinidad and Tobago and West Indian former cricketer of 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 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.<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>

==Coaching career== At the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, Gomes served as the head coach of the 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 was named ''Wisden'' Cricketer of the Year in 1985. The Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima is named after him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fanfair |first=Ron |date=2024-09-04 |title=Larry Gomes opens up in book about his cricket journey |url=https://www.ronfanfair.com/home/2024/9/4/gn39njjqv6kkwmy2ikq14kg7m831l3 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Ron Fanfair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Gomes Stadium: A Jewel in the East |url=https://sportt-tt.com/book-a-facility/larry-gomes-stadium/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |publisher=Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 1985 |title=Cricketers of the Year - Larry Gomes |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/larry-gomes-154458 |website=Cricinfo |publisher=Wisden}}</ref>

==Personal life== Gomes lives, with his wife Ann Maire, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.<ref name=":0" />

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==External links== * {{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}}

{{s-start}} {{succession box| before = Harold Gibson | title = Nelson Cricket Club<br>Professional | after = Stephen Howard | years = 1977–1978}} {{s-end}} {{West Indies Squad 1979 Cricket World Cup}} {{West Indies Squad 1983 Cricket World Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Larry}} Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Middlesex cricketers Category:Trinidad and Tobago cricketers Category:East Trinidad cricketers Category:West Indies One Day International cricketers Category:West Indies Test cricketers Category:Wisden Cricketers of the Year Category:Coaches of the Canada national cricket team Category:Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup Category:Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Category:Sportspeople from Arima Category:Trinidad and Tobago cricket coaches Category:Trinidad and Tobago people of Portuguese descent