Graham Gooch
On scorecards: GA Gooch
In-game rating: 89/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Graham Gooch played 118 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1975 to 1995. The first came against Australia at Edgbaston, with scores of 0 and 0, and the last against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 1995.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 4,176 runs at 51.6 in 45 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 333 from 485 balls against India at Lord's in 1990, in a match England won. In all: 20 hundreds, 46 fifties.
At home the average was 46.2 across 74 Tests; away it was 36.8 across 44 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 2,632 runs at 33.3 in 42 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 21 Tests and 2,015 runs at 53.0. Graham Gooch captained England in 34 Tests, winning 10 and losing 12. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. England won 32 of the Tests Graham Gooch played and lost 42, with 44 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 118 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | 485 | India | Lord's | 1990 | Won |
| 210 | 317 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | 1994 | Won |
| 196 | 310 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 1985 | Won |
| 183 | 369 | New Zealand | Lord's | 1986 | Drawn |
| 174 | 252 | Sri Lanka | Lord's | 1991 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/39 | 18 | Pakistan | Old Trafford | 1992 | Drawn |
| 2/12 | 8.1 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1981 | Drawn |
| 2/16 | 11 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1980 | Lost |
| 2/18 | 8 | West Indies | Headingley | 1980 | Drawn |
| 2/30 | 16 | Pakistan | Old Trafford | 1992 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 5/69 against Pakistan (1992).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 42 | 2,632 | 33.32 | 4/16 | 8 | 59.75 |
| West Indies | 26 | 2,197 | 44.84 | 5/13 | 4 | 34.00 |
| India | 19 | 1,725 | 55.65 | 5/8 | 5 | 46.00 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1,148 | 52.18 | 4/3 | 1 | 118.00 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 683 | 42.69 | 1/5 | 5 | 19.60 |
| South Africa | 3 | 139 | 23.17 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 376 | 62.67 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 74 | 5,917 | 46.23 | 15/26 | 15 | 48.53 |
| Away | 44 | 2,983 | 36.83 | 5/20 | 8 | 42.63 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | 754 | 30.16 | 0/6 | 1 | 93.00 |
| 1980s | 56 | 3,970 | 38.54 | 8/23 | 13 | 40.69 |
| 1990s | 45 | 4,176 | 51.56 | 12/17 | 9 | 49.67 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 21 | 2,015 | 53.03 | 6/5 | 3 | 86.33 |
| Kennington Oval | 12 | 1,097 | 52.24 | 1/9 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 12 | 776 | 36.95 | 2/4 | 5 | 45.00 |
| Trent Bridge | 10 | 936 | 55.06 | 3/4 | 1 | 26.00 |
| Edgbaston | 10 | 525 | 32.81 | 1/1 | 1 | 58.00 |
| Old Trafford | 9 | 568 | 37.87 | 2/3 | 5 | 16.40 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1975 at Edgbaston
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1995 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
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