John Trevor Holmes (16 November 1939 – 26 November 2022) was an English first-class

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er. Born in

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, he played as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper for

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. Holmes made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1969 season, against the touring West Indians. Holmes scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and 8 runs in the second, as Somerset lost the match by a wide margin. According to one account, Holmes' selection for Somerset was "on the strength of a 2nd XI match at Pontypridd and typical surge of enthusiasm from the current coach, Bill Andrews".

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