Centuries: 128 Fifties: 249 Wickets: 453. Armed with one of the game's heaviest bats, he could always wallop it when he chose, but the inhibitions grew. Graeme Swann receives batting tips from Graham Gooch in the nets Gooch went on to become the most prolific run-scorer for England with 8,900 runs from 118 matches at an average of 42.58. Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class.
To help make this website better, to improve and personalize your experience and for advertising purposes, are you happy to accept cookies and other technologies. He started playing first-class cricket in 1973 – at the age of 20. He also led England to the World Cup final later that winter, and batted well during the 1992 series defeat by Pakistan – again, his runs contributing to England's series-levelling victory in the 4th test. After he retired in 1997, the statistician Robert Brooke calculated that he had scored 22,211 runs in List A cricket which, added to his 44,846 first-class runs, put him ahead of Jack Hobbs. He is one of only twenty-five players to have scored over 10… Graham Alan Gooch, OBE, DL (born 23 July 1953) is a former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex and England. On This Day July 27, 1990: Graham Gooch Slams Career-Best 333 Against India at Lord's On this day in 1990, Graham Gooch scored his career best 333 to set up England's victory over India in the first Test of the series at Lord's. On July 27, 1990, Graham Gooch completed one of the finest knocks by an Englishman in Test cricket. By the time he had retired from first-class cricket, he was one of the most prolific players in that format. "I am delighted to be taking on the role of England batting coach on a full-time basis," said Gooch, "I will now have the opportunity to spend a lot more time with the players and other coaches both in the build-up to series and during the series themselves. Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka is the only other player to score a triple century in the first innings and a century in the second innings. After the fourth Test match of the 1993 Ashes series, and with England now 3–0 down in the series, he resigned as captain: the job being given to his fellow opening batsman, Gooch made his debut for Essex in 1973 at the age of 19, and played for the county until his retirement as a player in 1997. Graham Gooch: The Profile.
His success earned him a consultancy role for England before he was made full-time batting coach for the national side in February 2012.
Graham Alan Gooch was born on the 23rd of July 1953 in Essex. When England first plucked him out of Essex, as a 21-year-old in 1975, Gooch was an uninhibited belter of a cricket ball. For Essex, Gooch scored 120 in the 1979 Benson and Hedges Cup final against In October 2001, Gooch returned to his beloved Essex in the capacity of head coach, taking over from In November 2009 Gooch was selected as a "temporary" batting coach for the impending four test tour of South Africa and to support ex-Essex colleague, Head England Coach Gooch's commitment to England cricket and passion for the game remains. England made him captain only because there was no-one else, but his fanatical fitness and work-ethic gave the team more purpose than it had shown in a decade.
His List A cricket tally of 22,211 runs is also a record. In his case, they made him a more rounded player and perhaps the ultimate professional. I met Andy at In March 2012 Gooch took the full-time role as England Batting coach which came in the wake of the disappointing three-match Test series against Pakistan, in which England were beaten 3–0, largely down to the failure of their batsmen. The white marks in the pictures are camera reflections.