- Born
- Nickname
- Goochie
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Graham Gooch was born on July 23, 1953 in Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for 1979 Cricket World Cup (1979), BBC TV Cricket (1963) and The Ashes (1930).
- One of the most successful cricketers ever to play for England.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1991 for his services to Cricket.
- Won 3 consecutive "Man-of-the-match" awards at the 1987 World Cup, including the semi-final win over India. Was also the top scorer of the tournament with 471 runs.
- Statistically, Gooch was the best performing batsman from anywhere across the world against the full-strength West Indies pace attack during the 1980s upto his retirement, with over 2000 runs at an average of nearly 45 and 6 centuries.
- His unbeaten knock of 154 carrying his bat against the West Indies at Headingley in 1991-92 was voted by Wisden as the third greatest individual test innings of all-time.
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