Edward Lisle Goldsworthy Hoad (January 29, 1896 – March 5, 1986) was a Barbadian

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who played in West Indies' inaugural Test tour of England. He was the captain in the West Indies' first home Test in

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. In all he played four Tests. Hoad was born in Richmond,

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. Although he had modest Test performances, he had some impressive results in first-class matches against English sides in both the 1928 and 1929-30 tours, scoring 149

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against Worcestershire in 1928 and 147 for

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in 1930. He died in

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at the age of ninety. His son also played for Barbados.

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* 1896 births 1986 deaths West Indies Test cricketers Barbadian cricketers Barbados cricketers West Indies Test cricket captains {{Barbados-cricket-bio-stub