Graham Gooch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Graham Gooch
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 23, 1953(1953-07-23)
Age	71
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Graham Gooch Biography

Graham Gooch is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on July 23, 1953 in London, England, United Kingdom. One of the most successful batsmen in his time He became the top run-scoring player of all time , scoring 67,057 runs and was a part of Essex from 1973 until 1997.

Both he and He and Alec Stewart are two of the only Englishman to win one hundred or more Test caps. are two of the few Englishman who have scored at least one hundred Test caps.

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. For Essex, Gooch scored 120 in the 1979 Benson and Hedges Cup final against Surrey, a match which saw Essex win a major domestic trophy for the first time in their history. This heralded a highly successful period for the county, with Gooch a key member of a team that won the county championship six times in the years 1979–1992, and also won every other major domestic trophy at least once in the same period. Gooch holds numerous Essex batting records: in particular he scored the most first-class runs in a season (2559, scored in 1984 while banned from playing for England), and made more first-class centuries (94) for the county than any other player. The Essex record partnership for the second wicket was set by Gooch and Paul Prichard.

Gooch made his debut in Test cricket in 1975 at 21 against the touring Australia side captained by Ian Chappell. His debut was not a great success as Gooch got a pair, and England lost the first Test by an innings and 85 runs. In the second Ashes Test in the series he scored 6 and 31 and was then dropped from the side. He was not selected again until 1978 where his scoring rate for Essex meant that he could not be ignored and he became a mainstay in the England line-up. In 1980 he was awarded the Wisden Cricketer of the Year.

He married Brenda Gooch in 1976.

Graham Gooch Net Worth

Graham Gooch is one of the richest Cricket Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Graham Gooch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his debut in the Test for England in the year 1975, at the age of 21.

He set the record for the most runs in one Test, scoring 456 runs against India during the Lords Test in Lords 1990.

Graham Alan Gooch, OBE, DL (born 23 July 1953) is a former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex and England. He was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation, and through a career spanning from 1973 until 2000, he became the most prolific run scorer of all time, with 67,057 runs across first-class and limited-overs games. His List A cricket tally of 22,211 runs is also a record. He is one of only twenty-five players to have scored over 100 first-class centuries.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Graham Gooch height 6 ft 0 in Graham weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Graham Gooch Dating?

According to our records, Graham Gooch married to Brenda Gooch. As of December 1, 2023, Graham Gooch’s is not dating anyone.

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Gooch had a public falling-out with David Gower, the England batsman, particularly after Gower hired a vintage aircraft and ‘buzzed’ the ground where England was playing during the unsuccessful tour of Australia in 1990/91. Gooch contributed to the decision to omit Gower from England’s tour of India in 1993, which proved so controversial that an extraordinary vote of no confidence in the selectors was passed at the MCC. Gower never played another Test, lending an ironic edge to Gooch’s surpassing him as England’s leading run scorer in the 1993 Ashes series. It is this relationship between the two men that perhaps highlights best the differences between their approaches to the game, as Gower himself identified in 1995 in an interview in The Independent “I was never destined to be on the ball 100 per cent of the time. I don’t have the same ability that Graham Gooch has, to produce something very close to his best every time he plays.’

Facts & Trivia

Graham Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Graham Gooch celebrates birthday on July 23 of every year.

Gooch made a habit of leading by example, his batting average as captain being almost twice his average in the ranks. New Zealand were beaten in the winter tour of 1991–92, the decisive Second Test including another Gooch century (which he described as his worst ever, but his luckiest). 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.

What is Graham Gooch doing now?

Cricket coach Gooch remains at the club, continuing as the squad’s specialist batting coach whilst also assuming commercial duties for the county.

When did Graham Gooch retire?

On his retirement from Test cricket in 1995 at the age of 41 , he still is England’s all time highest run scorer with 44,846 runs in all first class cricket at an average of 49, including 128 centuries (20 in Tests) and a further 22,211 runs in List A matches, in all, a world record.

Was Graham Gooch an opener?

Gooch is widely regarded by some as the greatest opening batsman to play for England in the modern era. His change of technique half-way through his career gave him awesome power with the bat and he once he was in, “he belted oppositions” according to Terry Alderman.

How old is Graham Gooch?

69 years (July 23, 1953)

Is Graham Gooch married?

Brenda Gooch