Background
He was born and died in Dunedin.
He was born and died in Dunedin.
Holderness made a single first-class appearance, during the 1918-1919 season, against Southland. Opening the bowling for Otago, he took 5 for 10 and 5 for 29 as he and Arthur Alloo bowled unchanged through the match to dismiss Southland for 41 and 55. He was wounded in 1915 while serving as a gunner with the New Zealand forces in World War I.