OTD | Graham Gooch was born in 1953

Graham Gooch was born on July 23 in 1959, in Whipps Cross at Essex. His cricketing career started in 1973 and ended in 2000. He played a total of 1194 matches, including international and domestic games. Gooch scored 67057 runs at an average of 45.67. He made 172 centuries and 356 half-centuries in his career. He is one of the 25 batters who have made over 100 centuries in first-class cricket.

Gooch made his Test debut on July 10, 1975, against Australia. He played a total of 118 Test matches for England and scored 8900 runs at an average of 42.58 with 20 centuries and 46 half-centuries in Test matches.

He made his ODI debut on August 26, 1976 against the West Indies. Gooch represented England in 125 ODIs and scored 4290 runs at an average of 36.98. He made eight centuries and 23 half-centuries in the 50-over format of the game.

He was the fifth English batter to score a triple-century in Test cricket and the last English player to reach that mark in the previous century. His innings of 333 runs came against India in 1990 during the first Test at Lord’s. Gooch, who was the captain of the English side, opened the innings. It was the third-highest individual score in Test cricket by an opener at that time. His score of 333 runs is still the second-best individual score by an English opener in Test cricket.

He played in three different World Cups in three decades. He lost the final of the 1979 World Cup, the 1987 World Cup, and the 1992 World Cup and is the only player to lose three finals of the ODI World Cup.

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