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Name	David Gower
First Name	David
Last Name	Gower
Occupation	Cricket Player
Birthday	April 1
Birth Year	1957
Place of Birth	Royal Tunbridge Wells
Home Town	England
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Aries
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Richard Gower
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Thorunn Gower
Children(s)	Not Available

David Gower Biography

David Gower is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on April 1, 1957 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom. He and Michael Vaughan both retired with 18 centuries, which ties them for the most by an Englishman. and He and Michael Vaughan both retired with 18 centuries, which ties them for the most by an Englishman. both retired at 18 centuries old, which is the longest tenure of an Englishman.

Gower was born in Tunbridge Wells in 1957. His father, Richard Gower OBE, was working for the Colonial Service in a position in Dar es Salaam, capital of the then British administered territory of Tanganyika Territory, where Gower spent his early childhood. The family returned to England after Tanganyika was granted independence, when Gower was six years old, settling in Kent and later moving to Loughborough. Gower attended prep school at Marlborough House School in Hawkhurst from the age of 8 to 13, where he leaned towards cricket as his preferred sport.

David Ivon Gower OBE (born 1 April 1957) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer who was captain of the England cricket team during the 1980s. Described as one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of his era, Gower played 117 Test matches and 114 One Day Internationals (ODI) scoring 8,231 and 3170 runs, respectively. He was one of the most capped and high scoring players for England during his period.

His father Richard was employed by his employer, the Colonial Service.

He was a captain of the team in The BBC Quiz Show They Think It’s All Over as well as a cricket commentator in Sky Sports after his playing retiring.

After another successful international tour, Gower returned to England to peak 1,000 runs again with a career-best 1530 at 46.36, with two hundreds, and scored five further hundreds for only the second time in 1983, where he again topped 1,000 runs, 1,253 this time at 46.40. He came narrowly close to 1,000 runs in the 1984 season, ending with 999 at 35.67, and then scored 1,000 runs, including a then career-best of 215, at 54.70, in 1985. Gower scored one century in England and Australia in the next two seasons, before topping 1,000 runs for three consecutive series’, in 1987, 1988 and 1989, with a total of seven centuries including his career best 228.

David Gower Net Worth

David is one of the richest Cricket Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Gower's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was granted an academic scholarship for cricket to attend The King’s School in Canterbury in the UK, where his father previously served as Head Boy.

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Gower was selected to play for the England Young Cricketers in 1976 against the West Indies equivalent team. Gower played one match, on 27 August, at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. Opening the batting, Gower made only 10 runs in the first innings as England were bowled out for 164, however after the West Indies had made 201 Gower fell short with 49 in the second innings, stumped off a spin bowler. England were dismissed for 202, and bowled the West Indies out for 143 to take a 22-run victory. He made his debut in Test cricket in 1978 at Edgbaston, scoring a boundary via a pull shot off his first delivery, bowled by Pakistan’s Liaqat Ali. He went on to make 58 in England’s only innings, followed by 56 at Lord’s and 39 at Headingley. On 27 July, Gower played against New Zealand, scoring his maiden Test hundred, 111 off of 253 deliveries in the first innings, and making 11 in the second. He made scores of 46, 71 and 46 in the rest of the series, the latter including his first Test six, earning him selection for the following Ashes Tests in Australia.

Gower was retained for the 1976 season, however, playing in a total of seven first-class matches. He enjoyed greater success, with 323 runs at 35.88 including a maiden century, 102*, and a second fifty. In one day cricket, he played another eight matches, scoring 188 runs at 23.50 however failing to reach fifty, falling short on one occasion with a season-best of 48. The 1977 season saw Gower play 25 matches, with another career best of 144*, his only century of the season. He amassed 745 runs at 23.28, with three other half centuries. In the one day format he was far more prolific, he played 24 matches, scoring 867 with a best of 135*, one of two hundreds that year, along with four fifties, all at 48.16. After two first-class matches against Sri Lankan domestic teams over the winter of 1977–78, in which he scored 76 runs at 38.00 in first-class and a score of 22 in the only one day fixture, Gower topped 1,000 runs in a season for the first time in his career, scoring 1098 runs at 37.86 including two hundreds, five fifties and a call up to the national team.

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Gower enjoyed one of the most prolific first-class cricket careers in English history, in both domestic and international competitions. Gower’s career run total in test matches is also the fourth highest by an English player, behind only Alec Stewart with 8,463, Graham Gooch with 8,900 and Alastair Cook with 12,472. He played domestic cricket from 1975 until 1993, largely with Leicestershire until 1989, when he moved to Hampshire. He was a stalwart batsman at both clubs.

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Gower made his Ashes début at the Gabba, Brisbane on 1 December 1978. He made 44 and 48* in the first Test, before making his maiden Ashes hundred, 102 from 221 balls in Perth. These were to be his only significant contributions, however, and he saw out the rest of the series with scores of 29, 49, 7, 34, 9 and 21, until a meticulous 65 in the final Test at Sydney. He then faced four Test matches against India over the summer of 1979, beginning the series with a fast-paced 200* at Edgbaston, followed by an 82 at Lord’s. Ducks at Leeds and The Oval followed, however, and he struggled against Australia in the winter of 1979 with 17, 23 and three. A battling 98* at Sydney was again followed by another duck and 11 as Gower’s form deserted him. After 16 against India in February 1980, and 20 and one against the West Indies, Gower’s form picked up marginally with scores of 45, 35 and 48 against Australia and the West Indies. One more fifty followed at Bridgetown, however Gower eventually broke the run of poor form with a hard-fought 154* from 403 deliveries at Kingston.

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Gower made his debut for Leicestershire on 30 July 1975, during that season’s County Championship, against Lancashire at Stanley Park, Blackpool. Winning the toss, Lancashire chose to bat first and amassed 259 thanks largely to a century by David Lloyd, who would later become Gower’s co-commentator. Gower, batting at number seven, scored 32 before he was dismissed by Ken Shuttleworth, Leicestershire making 321 and taking a first-innings lead. Lloyd made 90 in the second innings as Lancashire declared on 305, with Gower taking one catch to dismiss Jack Simmons for 17. The match, lasting only three days with 100 overs as a maximum limit imposed on both teams for each innings, ended in a draw, with Leicestershire reaching 90 without Gower getting to bat again. Gower continued to make little impression during the rest of the 1975 season, playing in only two more matches and ending the season with 65 runs at 13.00. He enjoyed greater success in his debut List A season, playing in eight matches, scoring 175 runs at 25.00 with two fifties.

Gower returned to England in 1978 from an international tour with a career best 200*, forming part of his 957 runs for the season at 41.60, with eight fifties to go with that one hundred. For his efforts that season, Gower was awarded Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Wisden recorded that “The sun scarcely graced the English cricket scene with its presence in 1978, but when it did it seemed to adorn the blond head of David Gower. The young Leicestershire left-hander could do little wrong. He typified a new, precocious breed of stroke-players, imperious and exciting, who added colour and glamour to an otherwise bedraggled English summer.” The 1980 season in England saw Gower again top 1,000 runs, with 1142 at 48.89, including five hundreds and a career best 156*. This was the most prolific first-class season of Gower’s career thus far. He also played 21 one day matches, with 616 runs including another century. His winter international tour was then followed up with a prolific performance during the 1981 season, which included the 1981 Ashes series. During this season, Gower played 19 matches, scoring a career best 1418 runs at 48.89, including one knock of 156*. Against Essex at Grace Road he shared an unbroken county record second wicket stand of 289 with Chris Balderstone.

Top Facts about David Gower

1. David Gower played for England from 1978-1992.
2. He scored over 26,000 runs in his career.
3. Gower captained England from 1982-1985.
4. He was known for his elegant batting style.
5. Gower scored 18 Test centuries and 39 fifties.
6. He played county cricket for Leicestershire and Hampshire.
7. Gower was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985.
8. He is now a commentator and TV presenter.
9. Gower was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009.
10. He is considered one of England’s greatest batsmen ever.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. David Gower celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.

Gower was in a 10-year relationship with his girlfriend Vicki Stewart during the 1980s but subsequently broke it off with an announcement in The Times on New Year’s Day 1990. He subsequently married his Anglo/Icelandic wife Thorunn Nash at Winchester Cathedral in 1992, with Chris Cowdrey as his best man. They live in Hampshire and have two daughters, Alex and Sammi, born in 1994 and 1996 respectively.

Why is David Gower called Lord Gower?

Gower is nicknamed “Lord Gower” by his Sky Sports colleagues, in allusion to his aristocratic ancestry and public school education.

How old is David Gower?

65 years (April 1, 1957)

Where is David Gower from?

Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

How tall is David Gower?

5′ 11″

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