Alcindo Holder
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Alcindo Holder in Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...

. He is a West Indies
West Indian cricket team
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 cricketer who played in the 2002 U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand
New Zealand
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. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....

 bowler, Holder made his debut for Barbados in 2005–06.

Career

After representing the West Indies in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup, Holder suffered a long wait before making his debut for Barbados, eventually coming in the KFC Cup one-day match against Guyana
Guyana national cricket team
The Guyana cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana.It does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Carib Beer Cup and the KFC Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies...

 in October 2005, a match in which Holder scored 2 sixes during his innings of 24. He enjoyed a successful start, finishing his first season with a batting average in excess of 40, although it dropped significantly during his second year.

After the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, Holder was stabbed just below the heart during what was described as a 'domestic dispute'. Although he was on the critical list for 48 hours, he survived the wound and returned to first-class cricket in January 2008.
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