Larry Gomes
On scorecards: HA Gomes
In-game rating: 87/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Larry Gomes played 60 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1976 to 1987. The first came against England at Trent Bridge, with a score of 0, and the last against New Zealand at Lancaster Park in 1987.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 2,490 runs at 40.8 in 49 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 143 from 279 balls against England at Edgbaston in 1984, in a match West Indies won. In all: 9 hundreds, 13 fifties.
At home the average was 34.6 across 23 Tests; away it was 42.5 across 37 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Australia: 1,122 runs at 56.1 in 13 Tests. Queen's Park Oval was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 278 runs at 27.8. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 27 of the Tests Larry Gomes played and lost 6, with 27 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 60 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 279 | England | Edgbaston | 1984 | Won |
| 127 | 297 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1984 | Won |
| 126 | 252 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1982 | Drawn |
| 124* | 273 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1982 | Won |
| 123 | 333 | India | Queen's Park Oval | 1983 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/20 | 15 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1982 | Drawn |
| 1/0 | 2 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1984 | Drawn |
| 1/4 | 2 | England | Queen's Park Oval | 1981 | Won |
| 1/9 | 4 | India | Antigua Recreation Ground | 1983 | Drawn |
| 1/9 | 4 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1987 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 | 806 | 36.64 | 1/4 | 6 | 74.33 |
| England | 16 | 801 | 44.50 | 2/4 | 1 | 83.00 |
| Australia | 13 | 1,122 | 56.10 | 6/3 | 6 | 45.17 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 230 | 23.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 53.50 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 212 | 21.20 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 1,004 | 34.62 | 3/4 | 5 | 91.60 |
| Away | 37 | 2,167 | 42.49 | 6/9 | 10 | 47.20 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | 681 | 35.84 | 2/4 | 1 | 99.00 |
| 1980s | 49 | 2,490 | 40.82 | 7/9 | 14 | 59.36 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 7 | 278 | 27.80 | 1/0 | 3 | 51.33 |
| Sabina Park | 5 | 311 | 62.20 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Bourda | 4 | 239 | 39.83 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Kensington Oval | 4 | 131 | 26.20 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Antigua Recreation Ground | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 39.50 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 325 | 162.50 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1976 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1987 at Lancaster Park
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