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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.

References

1. "Barbados v Trinidad 1956-57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
2. "CL Walcott's XI v ED Weekes' XI 1956-57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
3. "Ferguslie Cricket Club: History". Pitchero. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
4. "Clydesdale's precocious talent create fast-flowing stream". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
5. "Recounting Blessings". www.electricscotland.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
6. Davidson, Jack (2 May 2019). "Obituary: Adzil Holder, cricketer in Barbados and Scotland". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

External links

• Adzil Holder at ESPNcricinfo
• Adzil Holder at CricketArchive (subscription required)

• 1931 births
• 2019 deaths
• People from Saint Joseph, Barbados
• People educated at Combermere School
• Barbados cricketers
• Barbadian cricketers