biography
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Gower, David (Ivon)
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| lived:
| (1957– )
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, SE England, UK. He came to the fore quickly chiefly because of the elegance of his left-handed stroke play. He was captain of England (1984–6, 1989), leading them to the Ashes in 1985 with 715 runs, the most by an England captain in a series against Australia. He became the leading Test run-scorer in 1992, with 8231 runs in 117 matches, at an average of 44·25, but he lost this place to Graham Gooch after the final Test against the Australians the following August. He retired in 1993 and became a cricket journalist and television commentator, and was a regular team captain (1995–2003) of BBC television's sports quiz show, They Think It's All Over. |
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