Ian Gould

Ian James Gould
Personal information
Full name
Ian James Gould
Born (1957-08-19) 19 August 1957 (age 67)
Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England
NicknameGunner[1]
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 69)15 January 1983 v New Zealand
Last ODI22 June 1983 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975–1980Middlesex
1979/80Auckland
1981–1991Sussex
1996Middlesex
Umpiring information
Tests umpired74 (2008–2019)
ODIs umpired141 (2006–2019)
T20Is umpired37 (2006–2016)
Career statistics
Competition ODIs FC LA
Matches 18 298 315
Runs scored 155 8,756 4,377
Batting average 12.91 26.05 19.11
100s/50s 0/0 4/47 0/20
Top score 42 128 88
Balls bowled 478 20
Wickets 7 1
Bowling average 52.14 16.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/10 1/0
Catches/stumpings 15/3 536/67 242/37
Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2019

Ian James Gould (born 19 August 1957) is an English former first-class cricketer and a former member of the ICC Elite Panel of cricket umpires.[2] He previously also served as the chairman of English football club Burnham FC. In April 2019, Gould announced that he would retire as an umpire following the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[3] On 6 July 2019, Gould retired from umpiring, after officiating in the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka.[1][4] However, he has since umpired in matches in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

  1. ^ a b "Umpire Gould prepares to raise his finger for the final time at Headingley". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "International cricketers turned umpires". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Ian 'Gunner' Gould whistles his way into the sunset". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2019.