fbpx
Wikipedia

List of international cricket centuries by David Gower

January 02, 2023

David Gower is an English former cricketer who batted with a graceful style as part of the top order for the England cricket team for over a decade.[1] He scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on 18 occasions in Test cricket, and 7 times in One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1979 for his performances the previous year, which included being the youngest batsman to score a century for England since Peter May in 1951.[2] He was appointed to the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1992 for services to sports,[3] and in 2009 was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[4]

David Gower at the SCG in his commentator avatar post retirement c.2007

Gower made his Test debut for England in June 1978 against Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham.[1] He achieved his first century in Test cricket later that year, scoring 111 runs against New Zealand at The Oval, London.[5] The following summer, Gower scored his first double-century, remaining unbeaten on 200 off 279 deliveries, in a batting innings described as "effortless" by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[6] He did not pass a hundred again until 1981, when he scored 154 not out against the West Indies, his runs coming off 403 deliveries at a strike rate of 38.21 – his lowest when scoring a century.[5] Across 1984 and 1985, Gower struck five centuries in Test cricket, and on each occasion he passed 150 runs.[5] Three of these centuries were scored during the 1985 Ashes, in which Gower was named as Man of the Series.[7] In the fifth match he reached his highest score in Test cricket, amassing 215 runs and sharing a partnership of 331 with Tim Robinson. At the time, it was the sixth largest partnership for England, but in the next match Gower and Graham Gooch surpassed it, putting on 351 runs together.[8][note 1] Gower's final Test century was scored in January 1991, when he reached 123 against Australia. In total, nine of Gower's eighteen Test centuries came during Ashes series,[5] the fourth most by any batsman.[9]

In ODI cricket, Gower's first century came in his second match for England, played against Pakistan in 1978, when he was 114 not out at the close of the innings.[10] He was most prolific in 1983, when he scored four of his seven centuries in ODIs.[11] Three of these centuries were scored against New Zealand during the 1982–83 World Series Cup,[11] earning him the accolade of Man of the Preliminary Series.[12] In the fourth match of the competition he scored 158 runs, which in the context of ODI cricket was both his highest score,[1] and at the time, the highest score by any England batsman.[13][note 2] Despite playing ODI cricket for England until 1991, Gower's final century in the format came in June 1985 against Australia, when he scored 102.[10]

Key

  • * denotes that he remained not out.
  •   denotes that he was the captain of the England team in that match.
  • M denotes that he was named Man of the match.
  • Pos. denotes his position in the batting order.
  • Test denotes the number of the Test match played in that series.
  • Inn. denotes the number of innings in the match.
  • H/A/N denotes whether the venue is home (England), away (opposition's home) or neutral.
  • Date denotes the date on which the match began.
  • Lost denotes that the match was lost by England.
  • Won denotes that the match was won by England.
  • Drawn denotes that the match was drawn.
  • S/R denotes strike rate.

Test centuries

No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result
1 111 M   New Zealand 4 2 1/3 The Oval, London Home 27 July 1978 Won[14]
2 102   Australia 5 1 2/6 Western Australian Cricket Association Ground, Perth Away 15 December 1978 Won[15]
3 200* M   India 5 1 1/4 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 12 July 1979 Won[16]
4 154*   West Indies 4 3 5/5 Sabina Park, Kingston Away 10 April 1981 Drawn[17]
5 114   Australia 3 3 3/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 10 December 1982 Lost[18]
6 112*   New Zealand 3 3 2/4 Headingley, Leeds Home 28 July 1983 Lost[19]
7 108 M   New Zealand 3 1 3/4 Lord's, London Home 11 August 1983 Won[20]
8 152   M   Pakistan 5 2 2/3 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Away 12 March 1984 Drawn[21]
9 173*     Pakistan 4 3 3/3 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Away 19 March 1984 Drawn[22]
10 166   M   Australia 3 1 3/6 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 11 July 1985 Drawn[23]
11 215     Australia 3 2 5/6 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 15 August 1985 Won[24]
12 157     Australia 3 1 6/6 The Oval, London Home 29 August 1985 Won[25]
13 131   New Zealand 3 2 3/3 The Oval, London Home 21 August 1986 Drawn[26]
14 136   Australia 5 1 2/5 Western Australian Cricket Association Ground, Perth Away 28 November 1986 Drawn[27]
15 106     Australia 5 3 2/6 Lord's, London Home 22 June 1989 Lost[28]
16 157*   India 3 3 3/3 The Oval, London Home 23 August 1990 Drawn[29]
17 100   Australia 5 1 2/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 26 December 1990 Lost[30]
18 123   Australia 5 2 3/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 4 January 1991 Drawn[31]

ODI centuries

No. Score Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result
1 114* M   Pakistan 4 1 93.44 The Oval, London Home 26 May 1978 Won[32]
2 101* M   Australia 5 1 101.00 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 4 February 1979 Lost[33]
3 122 M   New Zealand 1 2 91.04 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Neutral 13 January 1983 Lost[34]
4 158 M   New Zealand 3 1 133.89 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Neutral 15 January 1983 Won[35]
5 109   New Zealand 3 1 128.23 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Neutral 29 January 1983 Lost[36]
6 130 M   Sri Lanka 3 1 108.33 County Ground, Taunton Home 11 June 1983 Won[37]
7 102   M   Australia 3 2 86.44 Lord's, London Home 3 June 1986 Won[38]

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ As of August 2022, Gower and Gooch's partnership of 351 is the eighth highest by England in Test cricket, while Gower and Robinson's 331 is the eleventh highest.[8]
  2. ^ As of August 2022, Gower's score of 158 is the sixth highest score by a batsman for England in ODIs.[13]
References
  1. ^ a b c d "Player Profile: David Gower". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. ^ "David Gower: Cricketer of the Year 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2011. Originally published in: Preston, Norman, ed. (1979). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1979 (116 ed.). London: Queen Anne Press.
  3. ^ . University of Winchester. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  4. ^ . Bradman Foundation. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d . ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  6. ^ "England v India: First Cornhill Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2011. Originally published in: Preston, Norman, ed. (1980). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1980 (117 ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-02003-5.
  7. ^ . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  8. ^ a b . ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Ashes Historical Stats > Batting > Most Centuries". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  10. ^ a b . ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  11. ^ a b . ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  12. ^ . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  13. ^ a b . ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  14. ^ "1st Test: England v New Zealand at The Oval, July 27 – Aug 1, 1978". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  15. ^ "2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 15–20, 1978". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  16. ^ "1st Test: England v India at Birmingham, Jul 12–16, 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  17. ^ "5th Test: West Indies v England at Kingston, Apr 10–15, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  18. ^ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 10–15, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  19. ^ "2nd Test: England v New Zealand at Leeds, July 28 – Aug 1, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  20. ^ "3rd Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, Aug 11–15, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  21. ^ "2nd Test: Pakistan v England at Faisalabad, Mar 12–17, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  22. ^ "3rd Test: Pakistan v England at Lahore, Mar 19–24, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  23. ^ "3rd Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 11–16, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  24. ^ "5th Test: England v Australia at Birmingham, Aug 15–20, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  25. ^ "6th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 29 – Sep 2, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  26. ^ "3rd Test: England v New Zealand at The Oval, Aug 21–26, 1986". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  27. ^ "2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, Nov 28 – Dec 3, 1986". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  28. ^ "2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 22–27, 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  29. ^ "3rd Test: England v India at The Oval, Aug 23–28, 1990". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  30. ^ "2nd Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26–30, 1990". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  31. ^ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 4–8, 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  32. ^ "2nd ODI: England v Pakistan at The Oval, May 26, 1978". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  33. ^ "3rd ODI: Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 4, 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  34. ^ "3rd Match: England v New Zealand at Melbourne, Jan 13, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  35. ^ "4th Match: England v New Zealand at Brisbane, Jan 15, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  36. ^ "11th Match: England v New Zealand at Adelaide, Jan 29, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  37. ^ "5th Match: England v Sri Lanka at Taunton, Jun 11, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  38. ^ "3rd ODI: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 3, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

External links

  • Player Profile: David Gower from ESPNcricinfo
  • Player Profile: David Gower from CricketArchive


January 02, 2023
list, international, cricket, centuries, david, gower, david, gower, english, former, cricketer, batted, with, graceful, style, part, order, england, cricket, team, over, decade, scored, centuries, more, runs, single, innings, occasions, test, cricket, times, . David Gower is an English former cricketer who batted with a graceful style as part of the top order for the England cricket team for over a decade 1 He scored centuries 100 or more runs in a single innings on 18 occasions in Test cricket and 7 times in One Day International ODI matches 1 He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1979 for his performances the previous year which included being the youngest batsman to score a century for England since Peter May in 1951 2 He was appointed to the Order of the British Empire OBE in 1992 for services to sports 3 and in 2009 was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame 4 David Gower at the SCG in his commentator avatar post retirement c 2007 Gower made his Test debut for England in June 1978 against Pakistan at Edgbaston Birmingham 1 He achieved his first century in Test cricket later that year scoring 111 runs against New Zealand at The Oval London 5 The following summer Gower scored his first double century remaining unbeaten on 200 off 279 deliveries in a batting innings described as effortless by the Wisden Cricketers Almanack 6 He did not pass a hundred again until 1981 when he scored 154 not out against the West Indies his runs coming off 403 deliveries at a strike rate of 38 21 his lowest when scoring a century 5 Across 1984 and 1985 Gower struck five centuries in Test cricket and on each occasion he passed 150 runs 5 Three of these centuries were scored during the 1985 Ashes in which Gower was named as Man of the Series 7 In the fifth match he reached his highest score in Test cricket amassing 215 runs and sharing a partnership of 331 with Tim Robinson At the time it was the sixth largest partnership for England but in the next match Gower and Graham Gooch surpassed it putting on 351 runs together 8 note 1 Gower s final Test century was scored in January 1991 when he reached 123 against Australia In total nine of Gower s eighteen Test centuries came during Ashes series 5 the fourth most by any batsman 9 In ODI cricket Gower s first century came in his second match for England played against Pakistan in 1978 when he was 114 not out at the close of the innings 10 He was most prolific in 1983 when he scored four of his seven centuries in ODIs 11 Three of these centuries were scored against New Zealand during the 1982 83 World Series Cup 11 earning him the accolade of Man of the Preliminary Series 12 In the fourth match of the competition he scored 158 runs which in the context of ODI cricket was both his highest score 1 and at the time the highest score by any England batsman 13 note 2 Despite playing ODI cricket for England until 1991 Gower s final century in the format came in June 1985 against Australia when he scored 102 10 Contents 1 Key 2 Test centuries 3 ODI centuries 4 Notes and references 5 External linksKey Edit denotes that he remained not out denotes that he was the captain of the England team in that match M denotes that he was named Man of the match Pos denotes his position in the batting order Test denotes the number of the Test match played in that series Inn denotes the number of innings in the match H A N denotes whether the venue is home England away opposition s home or neutral Date denotes the date on which the match began Lost denotes that the match was lost by England Won denotes that the match was won by England Drawn denotes that the match was drawn S R denotes strike rate Test centuries EditNo Score Against Pos Inn Test Venue H A N Date Result1 111 M New Zealand 4 2 1 3 The Oval London Home 27 July 1978 Won 14 2 102 Australia 5 1 2 6 Western Australian Cricket Association Ground Perth Away 15 December 1978 Won 15 3 200 M India 5 1 1 4 Edgbaston Birmingham Home 12 July 1979 Won 16 4 154 West Indies 4 3 5 5 Sabina Park Kingston Away 10 April 1981 Drawn 17 5 114 Australia 3 3 3 5 Adelaide Oval Adelaide Away 10 December 1982 Lost 18 6 112 New Zealand 3 3 2 4 Headingley Leeds Home 28 July 1983 Lost 19 7 108 M New Zealand 3 1 3 4 Lord s London Home 11 August 1983 Won 20 8 152 M Pakistan 5 2 2 3 Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Away 12 March 1984 Drawn 21 9 173 Pakistan 4 3 3 3 Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Away 19 March 1984 Drawn 22 10 166 M Australia 3 1 3 6 Trent Bridge Nottingham Home 11 July 1985 Drawn 23 11 215 Australia 3 2 5 6 Edgbaston Birmingham Home 15 August 1985 Won 24 12 157 Australia 3 1 6 6 The Oval London Home 29 August 1985 Won 25 13 131 New Zealand 3 2 3 3 The Oval London Home 21 August 1986 Drawn 26 14 136 Australia 5 1 2 5 Western Australian Cricket Association Ground Perth Away 28 November 1986 Drawn 27 15 106 Australia 5 3 2 6 Lord s London Home 22 June 1989 Lost 28 16 157 India 3 3 3 3 The Oval London Home 23 August 1990 Drawn 29 17 100 Australia 5 1 2 5 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Away 26 December 1990 Lost 30 18 123 Australia 5 2 3 5 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Away 4 January 1991 Drawn 31 ODI centuries EditNo Score Against Pos Inn S R Venue H A N Date Result1 114 M Pakistan 4 1 93 44 The Oval London Home 26 May 1978 Won 32 2 101 M Australia 5 1 101 00 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Away 4 February 1979 Lost 33 3 122 M New Zealand 1 2 91 04 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Neutral 13 January 1983 Lost 34 4 158 M New Zealand 3 1 133 89 Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Neutral 15 January 1983 Won 35 5 109 New Zealand 3 1 128 23 Adelaide Oval Adelaide Neutral 29 January 1983 Lost 36 6 130 M Sri Lanka 3 1 108 33 County Ground Taunton Home 11 June 1983 Won 37 7 102 M Australia 3 2 86 44 Lord s London Home 3 June 1986 Won 38 Notes and references EditNotes As of August 2022 Gower and Gooch s partnership of 351 is the eighth highest by England in Test cricket while Gower and Robinson s 331 is the eleventh highest 8 As of August 2022 Gower s score of 158 is the sixth highest score by a batsman for England in ODIs 13 References a b c d Player Profile David Gower ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 David Gower Cricketer of the Year 1979 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 20 February 2011 Originally published in Preston Norman ed 1979 Wisden Cricketer s Almanack 1979 116 ed London Queen Anne Press University of Winchester Graduation 2010 at Winchester Cathedral University of Winchester 14 October 2010 Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 Retrieved 19 February 2011 Ashes greats Allan Border Neil Harvey David Gower and Derek Underwood inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame Bradman Foundation 16 July 2009 Archived from the original on 24 February 2011 Retrieved 19 February 2011 a b c d Statistics Statsguru DI Gower Test matches ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 1 October 2012 Retrieved 20 February 2011 England v India First Cornhill Test ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 20 February 2011 Originally published in Preston Norman ed 1980 Wisden Cricketer s Almanack 1980 117 ed London Queen Anne Press ISBN 0 362 02003 5 Australia in British Isles 1985 CricketArchive Archived from the original on 10 June 2011 Retrieved 20 February 2011 a b Records England Test matches Highest partnerships by runs ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 1 October 2012 Retrieved 20 February 2011 Ashes Historical Stats gt Batting gt Most Centuries Sky Sports Retrieved 20 February 2011 a b Statistics Statsguru DI Gower One Day Internationals Batting innings list ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 1 October 2012 Retrieved 20 February 2011 a b Statistics Statsguru DI Gower One Day Internationals Centuries list ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 1 October 2012 Retrieved 20 February 2011 Benson and Hedges World Series Cup 1982 83 CricketArchive Archived from the original on 28 June 2011 Retrieved 20 February 2011 a b Records England One Day Internationals High scores ESPNcricinfo Archived from the original on 1 October 2012 Retrieved 20 February 2011 1st Test England v New Zealand at The Oval July 27 Aug 1 1978 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 2nd Test Australia v England at Perth Dec 15 20 1978 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 1st Test England v India at Birmingham Jul 12 16 1979 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 5th Test West Indies v England at Kingston Apr 10 15 1981 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd Test Australia v England at Adelaide Dec 10 15 1982 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 2nd Test England v New Zealand at Leeds July 28 Aug 1 1983 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd Test England v New Zealand at Lord s Aug 11 15 1983 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 2nd Test Pakistan v England at Faisalabad Mar 12 17 1984 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd Test Pakistan v England at Lahore Mar 19 24 1984 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd Test England v Australia at Nottingham Jul 11 16 1985 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 5th Test England v Australia at Birmingham Aug 15 20 1985 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 6th Test England v Australia at The Oval Aug 29 Sep 2 1985 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd Test England v New Zealand at The Oval Aug 21 26 1986 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 2nd Test Australia v England at Perth Nov 28 Dec 3 1986 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 2nd Test England v Australia at Lord s Jun 22 27 1989 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd Test England v India at The Oval Aug 23 28 1990 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 2nd Test Australia v England at Melbourne Dec 26 30 1990 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd Test Australia v England at Sydney Jan 4 8 1991 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 2nd ODI England v Pakistan at The Oval May 26 1978 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd ODI Australia v England at Melbourne Feb 4 1979 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd Match England v New Zealand at Melbourne Jan 13 1983 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 4th Match England v New Zealand at Brisbane Jan 15 1983 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 11th Match England v New Zealand at Adelaide Jan 29 1983 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 5th Match England v Sri Lanka at Taunton Jun 11 1983 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 3rd ODI England v Australia at Lord s Jun 3 1985 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 19 February 2011 External links EditPlayer Profile David Gower from ESPNcricinfo Player Profile David Gower from CricketArchive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of international cricket centuries by David Gower amp oldid 1129683965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.