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Sheldon Gomes
Personal information
Full name
Sheldon Anthony Gomes
Born (1950-10-18)18 October 1950
Arima, Trinidad
Died 15 September 2020(2020-09-15) (aged 69)
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium-pace
Relations Larry Gomes (brother)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1968-69 to 1982-83 Trinidad and Tobago
1968-69 to 1973-74 North Trinidad
1970-71 to 1978-79 East Trinidad
1975-76 to 1982-83 North and East Trinidad
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 55 14
Runs scored 2645 188
Batting average 32.65 14.46
100s/50s 5/15 0/0
Top score 213 46
Balls bowled 69 30
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 45/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2019

Sheldon Anthony Gomes (born October 18, 1950 – died September 15, 2020) was a talented cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago. He played a special kind of cricket called first-class and List A matches. Sheldon played for his home country and other teams in Trinidad from 1969 to 1983.

Sheldon Gomes' Cricket Career

Sheldon Gomes was known for his strong batting skills. He was a right-handed batsman. He also bowled a little bit, using a right-arm medium-pace style.

Amazing Batting Moments

One of Sheldon's most impressive achievements was scoring 213 runs in a single first-class game. This happened against the Jamaica team during the 1976-77 Shell Shield tournament.

That season was his best ever! He scored a total of 633 runs. He also hit three "centuries," which means he scored 100 runs or more in three different games.

Family Connection to Cricket

Sheldon Gomes came from a cricketing family. His brother, Larry Gomes, was also a famous cricketer. Larry even played Test cricket for the West Indies, which is the highest level of the sport.

Later Life

Sheldon Gomes passed away on September 15, 2020. He died in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States.

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