| Joseph Holt | |
| Country: | West Indies |
| Fullname: | Joseph Kenneth Holt |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Trelwany, Jamaica |
| Death Place: | Vineyard Town, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Family: | John Holt (son) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right arm medium |
| Club1: | Jamaica |
| Year1: | 1905–1930 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 36 |
| Runs1: | 1,600 |
| Bat Avg1: | 27.58 |
| 100S/50S1: | 4/8 |
| Top Score1: | 142 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,383 |
| Wickets1: | 26 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 40.53 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/34 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 24/1 |
| Date: | 20 June |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13724/13724.html CricketArchive |
Joseph Kenneth "JK" Holt (10 January 1885 - 7 August 1968) was a Jamaican cricketer who represented West Indies in matches before they attained Test match status.[1] He first played for Jamaica in 1905. He played irregularly for the team until 1911, twice passing fifty runs in a first-class innings.[2] In 1923, he was selected to tour England with the West Indies team.
Playing in first-class cricket for the first time since 1911, he scored 293 runs at an average of 15.42 and took one wicket. He scored two first-class fifties.[2] [3] His remaining first-class matches were played for Jamaica against touring English teams, apart from one game for a representative West Indies team in 1929.
In 1928, he scored his maiden first-class century against LH Tennyson's team, and in the next match against the same opposition hit 142 runs, his highest first-class score. The following year, he scored two centuries against Julien Cahn's touring side, the second of which was scored for a West Indies XI.[2] In Jamaica, he had a reputation as a good batsman in difficult situations and a bowler who could take a wicket when others had failed. He captained Lucas Cricket Club to four successive Senior Cup titles.
In later years, he was a respected figure in Jamaican cricket and his son JK Holt junior played Test cricket for West Indies.[4]