Born 1 April 1957 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandAn elegant and entertaining left-hander, David Gower looked the part of a quality international batsman from the moment he pulled the first ball he faced in Test cricket for four against Pakistan at Birmingham in 1978. In 1985 he led England to a 3-1 Ashes series win over Australia. In that series he scored a career best 215 at Birmingham, one of his two Test double-centuries.
He went on to pass Geoffrey Boycott’s 8 114 runs to become England’s leading run-scorer in Tests. In all, he captained his country in 32 Tests and 24 ODIs. He was also a fine cover fielder in his youth and went on to become a well-known TV commentator after retiring from playing.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 117 8231 215 44.25 18 74 1 20.00 1-1 0
ODIs 114 3170 158 30.77 7 44 0 - - 0
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