John Holt
On scorecards: JKC Holt
In-game rating: 83/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
John Holt played 17 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1954 to 1959. The first came against England at Sabina Park, with scores of 94 and 1, and the last against Pakistan at Bangabandhu National Stadium in 1959.
The highest score in the archive is 166 against England at Kensington Oval in 1954, in a match West Indies won. In all: 2 hundreds, 5 fifties. At home the average was 37.9 across 10 Tests; away it was 41.6 across 6 Tests.
The most runs came against England: 432 runs at 54.0 in 5 Tests. Sabina Park was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 219 runs at 27.4. West Indies won 5 of the Tests John Holt played and lost 7, with 5 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 17 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | – | England | Kensington Oval | 1954 | Won |
| 123 | – | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1959 | Drawn |
| 94 | – | England | Sabina Park | 1954 | Won |
| 81* | – | India | Corporation Stadium | 1959 | Won |
| 64 | – | England | Bourda | 1954 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/20 | 3 | Australia | Sabina Park | 1955 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 683 | 37.94 | 1/3 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Away | 6 | 374 | 41.56 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 1 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabina Park | 4 | 219 | 27.38 | 0/2 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Kensington Oval | 2 | 248 | 62.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Bourda | 2 | 130 | 43.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 86 | 28.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Corporation Stadium | 1 | 144 | 144.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1 | 123 | 123.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1954 at Sabina Park
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1959 at Bangabandhu National Stadium
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