Darren Gough

Darren Gough
MBE

Gough in 2005
Personal information
Born	(1970-09-18) 18 September 1970 (age 54) Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Nickname	Rhino, Dazzler
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Fast bowler
International information
National side	England (1994–2006)
Test debut (cap 568)	30 June 1994 v New Zealand
Last Test	31 July 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 126)	19 May 1994 v New Zealand
Last ODI	2 September 2006 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	8
T20I debut (cap 3)	13 June 2005 v Australia
Last T20I	28 August 2006 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.	8
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989–2003	Yorkshire
2004–2006	Essex
2007–2008	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 58 159 248 420 Runs scored 855 609 4,607 2,092 Batting average 12.57 12.42 17.31 13.94 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 1/20 0/2 Top score 65 46* 121 72* Balls bowled 11,821 8,470 44,023 20,665 Wickets 229 235 855 598 Bowling average 28.39 26.42 27.15 24.17 5 wickets in innings 9 2 33 7 10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0 Best bowling 6/42 5/44 7/28 7/27 Catches/stumpings 13/– 25/– 51/– 73/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2017

Darren Gough MBE (born 18 September 1970) is a retired English cricketer and former captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.^[1] The spearhead of England's bowling attack through much of the 1990s, he is England's second highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals with 235, and took 229 wickets in his 58 Test matches, making him England's ninth-most-successful wicket-taker.

Gough was a right arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman. At 5 feet 11 inches in height and broad in beam,^[2] he achieved his pace from a good approach to the wicket and a leaping sideways-on action, achieving what was often described as "skiddy" fast bowling. Capable of swinging the ball late, many of his wickets were gained through lbw or bowled, often with an inswinging yorker delivery.

Gough retired at the end of the 2008 cricket season with Justin Langer as his final first-class wicket.^[3][4][5] He won the third series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2005.