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| Full Name | Michael Anthony Holding |
| Date of Birth | February 16, 1954 |
| Nationality | Jamaican / New Zealand |
| Height | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) |
| Role | Bowler/Right-arm fast, Right-handed Batsman |
| Past Team(s) | |
| Family | Ralph Holding (Father), Enid Holding (Mother), Laurie Ann Holding (Spouse), Ryan Mark Holding (Son) |
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Michael Holding: A Brief Biography
Michael Holding Biography
Michael Holding was born on 16th February, 1954 in Half Way Tree, Kingston, Jamaica.
Holding was a right-arm fast bowler and a part of the much-famed and feared West Indian fast-bowling quartet, along with Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall and Joel Garner.
Due to his smooth run up and subsequent fiery deliveries, he was nicknamed as “Whispering Death” by the umpires.
Early Life and Achievement
Being the youngest of the 4 brothers, Holding came from a family which is quite enthusiastic about sports. Initially he was enrolled in Melbourne Cricket Club at Kingston.
Debut
His Test debut was against Australia at Brisbane in 1975.
His ODI debut was against England at Scarborough in the year 1976 where West Indies won by 6 wickets.
Rise to Glory
During his initial stages of bowling itself, he picked up a groin strain in only his second Test but bowled as fast as 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) which turned out to be even quicker than Jeff Thompson who was then Australia's fastest bowler.
Against India in a four-Test series, Holding took over from Andy Roberts as leader of the West Indies bowling attack.
West Indies won the series and Holding was the leading wicket taker with 19 wickets at less than 20 runs each and helped his team to a 2–1 victory.
Low Points
When Holding was 3 years he was diagnosed with asthma but luckily by the early teenage years he no longer needed an inhaler.He had to overcome this by actively getting involved in sports and leading a healthy life.
Retirement
Post retirement Holding ran a petrol station in Kingston called “Michael Holding’s Service Centre which created employment for a lot of people of the Melbourne Cricket Club.
He also became a commentator also later appeared as a commentator on Tv as well.
Record
He made a new record by breaking the record for the best bowling figures in a Test match by a West Indies bowler with 14 wickets for 149 runs.
Clubs
He played for many prestigious teams like West Indies, Canterbury, Derbyshire, Jamaica, Lancashire and Tasmania.
