David Gower
On scorecards: DI Gower
In-game rating: 91/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
David Gower played 117 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1978 to 1992. The first came against Pakistan at Edgbaston, with a score of 58, and the last against Pakistan at Kennington Oval in 1992.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 6,196 runs at 42.4 in 89 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 215 from 314 balls against Australia at Edgbaston in 1985, in a match England won. In all: 18 hundreds, 39 fifties.
At home the average was 42.8 across 65 Tests; away it was 46.1 across 52 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 3,269 runs at 44.8 in 42 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 17 Tests and 1,241 runs at 44.3. David Gower captained England in 32 Tests, winning 5 and losing 18. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. England won 32 of the Tests David Gower played and lost 42, with 43 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 117 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | 314 | Australia | Edgbaston | 1985 | Won |
| 200* | 279 | India | Edgbaston | 1979 | Won |
| 173* | 284 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1984 | Drawn |
| 166 | 284 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 1985 | Drawn |
| 157* | 270 | India | Kennington Oval | 1990 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | 1 | India | Green Park | 1982 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 42 | 3,269 | 44.78 | 9/12 | 0 | – |
| India | 24 | 1,391 | 44.87 | 2/6 | 1 | 15.00 |
| West Indies | 19 | 1,149 | 32.83 | 1/6 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1,185 | 49.38 | 2/9 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1,051 | 50.05 | 4/4 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 186 | 93.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 4,454 | 42.83 | 10/19 | 0 | – |
| Away | 52 | 3,777 | 46.06 | 8/20 | 1 | 15.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | 1,187 | 49.46 | 3/5 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 89 | 6,196 | 42.44 | 12/32 | 1 | 20.00 |
| 1990s | 11 | 848 | 53.00 | 3/2 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 17 | 1,241 | 44.32 | 2/8 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 11 | 905 | 47.63 | 4/1 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 11 | 530 | 31.18 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Edgbaston | 9 | 767 | 59.00 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 9 | 383 | 29.46 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 8 | 628 | 44.86 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1978 at Edgbaston
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1992 at Kennington Oval
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