Autographs of Michael Holding

Michael Anthony Holding (born 16 February 1954) is a Jamaican former cricketer and commentator who played for the West Indies cricket team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pace bowlers in cricket history, he was nicknamed "Whispering Death" due to his silent, light-footed run up to the bowling crease. Holding was a key member of the West Indies team that won the 1979 Cricket World Cup, and had the most wickets for his team at the tournament. His bowling action was renowned for being smooth and extremely fast, and he used his height (192 cm (6 ft 4 in)) to generate large amounts of bounce and zip off the pitch. He was part of the fearsome West Indian pace bowling battery, together with Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Colin Croft, Wayne Daniel, Malcolm Marshall and Sylvester Clarke, that devastated opposing batting line-ups throughout the world in the late seventies and early eighties. Early in his Test career, in 1976, Holding broke the record for best bowling figures in a Test match by a West Indies bowler, 14 wickets for 149 runs (14/149). The record still stands. During his first-class cricket career, Holding played for Jamaica, Canterbury, Derbyshire, Lancashire, and Tasmania. In September 2021, Holding announced his retirement from being a commentator. More about Michael Holding

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Current items with a signature of Michael Holding

These are the most current items with a signature of Michael Holding that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	MICHAEL HOLDING - WEST INDIES CRICKET SIGNED A4 PICTURE +COA	£24.99
	Shane Warne and Michael Holding signed england cricket ball	£3100.00

Michael Holding was born on 16 February 1954, the youngest of four children to Ralph and Enid Holding who lived in Half Way Tree, Kingston. In an interview in 2020, Holding stated that his mother's family disowned her because her husband's skin was too dark. The family was passionate about sport, and only a few years after Michael was born his father enrolled him as a member of Melbourne Cricket Club in Kingston. At the age of three he was diagnosed with asthma, but by his early teenage years this had passed and he no longer needed an inhaler. He led an active life, playing sport in the scrubland and wooded areas near his home. Though his family would often watch the cricket at Sabina Park, Holding preferred to play rather than watch.

In late 1975 the West Indies team embarked on a six-Test tour of Australia. Earlier that year the West Indies had defeated Australia in the final of the inaugural World Cup, and the teams were considered to be the best of their day. Fast bowler Bernard Julien was out of form and his place in the team was given to debutant Michael Holding who opened the bowling with Andy Roberts. He picked up a groin strain in the second Test and bowled as fast as 97 miles per hour (156 km/h), quicker than Jeff Thomson, Australia's fastest bowler. According to Wisden in his debut series, Holding "had shown himself to be Roberts' natural opening partner and indeed was timed to be faster than Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts, and considered that when West Indies captain Clive Lloyd chose to give Julien the new ball rather than Holding it was a mistake that cost the West Indies the match. Australia won the series 5–1, and though Holding's 10 wickets in 5 matches cost on average more than 60 runs each, Wisden believed that he had performed well enough to establish himself in the side and had the potential to bowl faster still. Read even more about Michael Holding at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Michael Holding

In total, we tracked 175 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Michael Holding (Signed Michael Holding & Courtney Walsh West Indies Cricket Shirt) was sold in January 2015 for £90.00 while the cheapest item (Michael Holding and Rob Key Official Signed Photographs) found a new owner for £0.50 in October 2015. The month with the most items sold (8) was May 2020 with an average selling price of £2.14 for an autographed item of Michael Holding. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2015 with £89.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.50 was October 2015. In average, an autographed item from Michael Holding is worth £7.48.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Michael Holding were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Derbyshire CCC 1984 Official Sheet Signed by 18 inc. Michael Holding	£11.00
	MICHAEL HOLDING (WINDIES) - SIGNED ARDMONA SERIES # 5 CRICKET TRADING CARD RARE	£22.22
	MICHAEL HOLDING (WINDIES) - TOP TRUMPS HAND SIGNED CRICKET TRADING CARD	£5.08
	Michael Holding West Indies Cricket Legend 100% Hand Signed & Framed Photo & COA	£19.99
	Michael Holding West Indies Cricketer Hand Signed Photo	£12.50
	Postcard of Trent Bridge - Signed by Michael Holding	£4.05
	Signed Michael Holding West Indies Cricket Autograph Ashes Texaco Cricket Card	£9.99
	signed MICHAEL HOLDING WINDIES LEGEND 12 By 8 Photo	£14.99
	SIGNED No Holding Back Autobiography Michael Holding Hardback 1st Edition 2010	£50.00
	Why We Kneel How We Rise by Michael Holding Signed Unread	£10.00