About Adzil Holder
Lived 1931 – 2019 (aged 87). Adzil Holder was a cricketer.
Adzil Harcourt Holder (22 October 1931 – 21 March 2019) was a Barbadian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Barbados from 1951 to 1959.
Holder's outstanding match was against Trinidad in 1956–57, when he took 7 for 38 with his left-arm spin in the first innings and then made 52 batting at number 10, he and Frank King added 78 for the last wicket in 64 minutes; Barbados won by an innings. Later that season he played in the 12-a-side trial matches for the forthcoming tour of England. He took 6 for 60 in the second innings of the second trial match, but was not selected for the tour.
He later went to Scotland, where he played as a professional for the Ferguslie, Clydesdale, and Clackmannan County clubs.
Holder and his wife Winifred had two daughters.
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Who was Adzil Holder?
cricketer (1931-2019)
When was Adzil Holder born?
Adzil Holder was born on 22 October 1931 in Saint Joseph, Barbados.
When did Adzil Holder die?
Adzil Holder died on 21 March 2019 in Foul Bay.
What was Adzil Holder's occupation?
Adzil Holder was a cricketer.
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