Larry Gomes
82West Indies · BAT · 1978 to 1987 · on scorecards: HA Gomes
BATTING
- Matches
- 83
- Innings
- 64
- Runs
- 1415
- Average
- 28.87
- Strike rate
- 54.88
- High score
- 101
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 6
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 41
- Average
- 25.48
- Economy
- 4.66
- Strike rate
- 32.8
- Best figures
- 4/31
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 14 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Larry Gomes played 83 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1978 to 1987. The first came against Australia at Mindoo Phillip Park, with a score of 7, and the last against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1987.
The highest score in the archive is 101 from 89 balls against Sri Lanka at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 1985, in a match West Indies won. In all: 1 hundred, 6 fifties. At home the average was 25.3 across 16 ODIs; away it was 24.1 across 42 ODIs.
The most runs came against Australia: 463 runs at 22.0 in 30 ODIs. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 13 ODIs and 172 runs at 19.1. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 63 of the ODIs Larry Gomes played and lost 18.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 83 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 89 | Sri Lanka | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1985 | Won |
| 78 | 153 | Australia | Headingley | 1983 | Won |
| 78 | 91 | New Zealand | Kensington Oval | 1985 | Won |
| 75* | 128 | Zimbabwe | County Ground | 1983 | Won |
| 56* | 84 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1982 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/31 | 6 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1982 | Won |
| 4/38 | 10 | India | Queen's Park (Old) | 1983 | Won |
| 3/30 | 10 | England | Albion Sports Complex | 1981 | Won |
| 3/34 | 10 | Australia | Albion Sports Complex | 1984 | Won |
| 3/50 | 9 | India | Queen's Park Oval | 1983 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 177 | 25.29 | 0/1 | 15 | 17.07 |
| Away | 42 | 652 | 24.15 | 0/2 | 14 | 26.86 |
| Neutral | 25 | 586 | 39.07 | 1/3 | 12 | 34.42 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 82 | 1,408 | 29.33 | 1/6 | 41 | 25.05 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 13 | 172 | 19.11 | 0/0 | 8 | 18.50 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 12 | 119 | 14.88 | 0/0 | 1 | 51.00 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 6 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 16.67 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 4 | 145 | 72.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 4 | 97 | 32.33 | 0/1 | 1 | 54.00 |
| Adelaide Oval | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0/0 | 2 | 34.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1978 at Mindoo Phillip Park
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1987 at Sydney Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 13 July 1953
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,578
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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