Michael Holding, West Indies

Michael Holding, a former West Indies cricketer, was born on Feb 16, 1954. As of 2026, he is 72 years old and remains a prominent figure in cricket. Michael Holding is a Right Handed batter and one of the greatest batters in the game.

Michael Holding's cricket career spanned an impressive period from 1975 to 1987, during which he made significant contributions to the sport. His time on the field showcased his skills and dedication, leaving a lasting impact on the game.

In his Test career, Michael Holding has played 60 matches in his Test career and he took 249 wickets, with an average of 23.69, conceding nearly 2.79 runs per over with a best individual figure of 14/149.

In Michael Holding's Odi career, has played 102 matches to date in his Odi career and he took 142 wickets, with an average of 21.37, conceding nearly 3.33 runs per over with a best individual figure of 5/26.

Michael HoldingWest Indies

Born: Feb 16, 1954 (72 years)
Period: (1975-1987)
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast

Captaincy Records

	Matches-Won-Lost	Tosses Won	Runs Scored	Batting Average
ODI	2-2-0	1 (50.00%)	-	-

Batting Career Summary

	MAT	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	SR	The Hundred	50	4s	6s	CT	ST
TEST	60	10	910	73	13.79	N/A	0	6	70	31	-	-
ODI	102	11	282	64	9.10	74.80	0	2	22	5	-	-

Bowling Career Summary

	MAT	Ov	M	Wkts	AVG	ECON	Best	5w	10w
TEST	60	2066.4	459	249	23.69	2.79	8/92	13	0
ODI	102	912.1	99	142	21.37	3.33	5/26	1	0

Home/Away By Year By Opponent By Position

Home/Away Record (Batting)

TEST ODI

Venue	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	50	CT
Home	25	4	336	73	16.00	3	5
Away	51	6	574	69	12.76	3	9
Overall	76	10	910	73	13.79	6	22

Venue	MAT	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	SR	50	CT
Home	14	1	12	9	4.00	42.86	0	4
Away	88	10	270	64	9.64	77.36	2	26
Overall	102	11	282	64	9.10	74.80	2	30

Home/Away Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI

Venue	Ov	M	Wkts	Runs	AVG	ECON	SR	Best	5w	10w
Home	718.5	157	86	2043	23.76	2.84	50.15	6/65	2	0
Away	1348.1	302	163	3855	23.65	2.76	51.33	8/92	11	2
Overall	2066.4	459	249	5898	23.69	2.79	50.92	8/92	13	2

Venue	Ov	M	Wkts	Runs	AVG	ECON	SR	Best	4w
Home	108.0	12	13	372	28.62	3.44	49.85	3/33	0
Away	804.1	87	129	2662	20.64	3.31	37.40	5/26	6
Overall	912.1	99	142	3034	21.37	3.33	38.54	5/26	6

By Year Record (Batting)

TEST ODI

Year	MAT	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	50	CT
1975	2	3	0	53	34	17.67	0	0
1976	11	17	1	160	55	10.00	1	3
1979	2	2	1	12	11	12.00	0	2
1980	9	13	5	99	35	12.38	0	1
1981	5	6	1	93	58*	18.60	1	1
1982	2	3	0	17	9	5.67	0	2
1983	11	12	0	168	58	14.00	1	3
1984	10	12	2	163	69	16.30	2	5
1985	3	3	0	21	12	7.00	0	1
1986	4	4	0	124	73	31.00	1	3
1987	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	1
Overall (11)	60	76	10	910	73	13.79	6	22

Year	MAT	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	SR	50	CT
1976	3	2	0	19	16	9.50	59.38	0	0
1979	9	4	0	2	2	0.50	18.18	0	3
1980	8	4	2	13	8	6.50	61.90	0	5
1981	6	3	1	11	8	5.50	50.00	0	1
1982	9	5	1	21	8	5.25	47.73	0	3
1983	14	6	1	38	20	7.60	61.29	0	6
1984	17	7	3	94	64	23.50	98.95	1	2
1985	28	6	1	19	9	3.80	59.38	0	8
1986	3	2	1	5	5	5.00	55.56	0	0
1987	5	3	1	60	53*	30.00	122.45	1	2
Overall (10)	102	42	11	282	64	9.10	74.80	2	30

By Year Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI

Year	Ov	M	Wkts	Runs	AVG	ECON	SR	Best	5w	10w
1975	60.1	6	4	268	67.00	3.37	119.25	4/88	0	0
1976	378.3	98	53	1080	20.38	2.66	45.91	8/92	4	1
1979	83.0	17	8	248	31.00	2.99	62.25	4/40	0	0
1980	352.5	84	33	939	28.45	2.66	64.15	6/67	1	0
1981	170.5	46	28	422	15.07	2.47	36.61	6/62	3	1
1982	102.0	29	13	237	18.23	2.32	47.08	5/64	2	0
1983	385.4	66	42	1165	27.74	3.02	55.10	5/102	1	0
1984	312.2	64	43	837	19.47	2.68	43.58	6/21	2	0
1985	82.0	24	9	218	24.22	2.66	54.67	4/79	0	0
1986	102.4	17	16	385	24.06	3.75	38.50	3/47	0	0
1987	37.0	8	0	99		2.68		0/34	0	0
Overall (11)	2066.4	459	249	5898	23.69	2.79	50.92	8/92	13	2

Year	Ov	M	Wkts	Runs	AVG	ECON	SR	Best	4w
1976	26.0	2	2	98	49.00	3.77	78.00	2/38	0
1979	88.1	11	14	287	20.50	3.26	37.79	4/33	1
1980	71.4	11	13	182	14.00	2.54	33.08	4/17	1
1981	54.2	5	8	157	19.63	2.89	40.75	2/28	0
1982	80.0	13	14	276	19.71	3.45	34.29	4/32	1
1983	122.3	18	17	401	23.59	3.27	43.24	3/40	0
1984	162.2	11	30	597	19.90	3.68	32.47	4/26	1
1985	233.4	22	35	813	23.23	3.48	40.06	5/26	2
1986	29.0	2	2	91	45.50	3.14	87.00	2/29	0
1987	44.3	4	7	132	18.86	2.97	38.14	3/32	0
Overall (10)	912.1	99	142	3034	21.37	3.33	38.54	5/26	6

By Position Record (Batting)

TEST ODI

Position	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	50	CT
3	2	0	22	19	11.00	0	0
5	2	0	9	9	4.50	0	0
8	14	1	184	55	14.15	1	2
9	23	0	403	73	17.52	3	6
10	26	4	283	69	12.86	2	5
11	9	5	9	4*	2.25	0	1
Overall	76	10	910	73	13.79	6	22

Position	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	SR	50	CT
8	2	2	55	53*		144.74	1	0
9	20	4	153	64	9.56	87.43	1	3
10	16	3	56	10	4.31	50.45	0	2
11	4	2	18	12*	9.00	33.96	0	1
Overall	42	11	282	64	9.10	74.80	2	30

By Opponent Record (Batting)

TEST ODI

Team	MAT	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	50	CT
Australia	17	25	3	148	34	6.73	0	10
England	21	24	5	468	73	24.63	4	7
India	15	18	1	245	58	14.41	2	3
New Zealand	7	9	1	49	16*	6.13	0	2
Overall (4)	60	76	10	910	73	13.79	6	22

Team	MAT	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	SR	50	CT
Australia	35	15	6	172	64	19.11	116.22	2	11
England	21	13	4	44	16	4.89	44.00	0	4
India	12	5	1	18	8	4.50	36.73	0	5
New Zealand	9	1	0	9	9	9.00	100.00	0	3
Pakistan	19	8	0	39	10	4.88	54.93	0	7
Sri Lanka	5	0	0	0	0			0	0
Zimbabwe	1	0	0	0	0			0	0
Overall (7)	102	42	11	282	64	9.10	74.80	2	30

By Opponent Record (Bowling)

TEST ODI

Year	Ov	M	Wkts	Runs	AVG	ECON	SR	Best	5w	10w
Australia	582.4	116	76	1771	23.30	2.82	49.66	6/21	5	1
England	747.4	189	96	2031	21.16	2.72	46.73	8/92	6	1
India	523.4	101	61	1543	25.30	2.95	51.51	6/65	2	0
New Zealand	213.0	53	16	553	34.56	2.60	79.88	4/79	0	0
Overall (4)	2067.0	459	249	5898	23.69	2.79	50.92	8/92	13	2

Year	Ov	M	Wkts	Runs	AVG	ECON	SR	Best	4w
Australia	331.1	30	52	1185	22.79	3.58	38.21	5/26	3
England	190.4	19	27	616	22.81	3.23	42.37	3/28	0
India	99.3	17	17	325	19.12	3.27	35.12	4/33	1
New Zealand	68.4	7	9	179	19.89	2.61	45.78	3/33	0
Pakistan	161.1	20	26	529	20.35	3.28	37.19	4/17	2
Sri Lanka	49.0	4	9	167	18.56	3.41	32.67	3/38	0
Zimbabwe	12.0	2	2	33	16.50	2.75	36.00	2/33	0
Overall (7)	912.1	99	142	3034	21.37	3.33	38.54	5/26	6