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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 (18 October 1950 – 15 September 2020) was a cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Trinidad and Tobago and other Trinidad teams from 1969 to 1983.

Gomes' highest first-class score was 213 against Jamaica in the 1976-77 Shell Shield. That was also his most prolific first-class season, with 633 runs at an average of 70.33 and three centuries.

His brother Larry Gomes played Test cricket for the West Indies. Gomes died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 15 September 2020.

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