Gough, Darren (1970– )

English cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he made his England Test debut in 1994. In the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney in January 1999, he became only the ninth English bowler to take a hat-trick in a Test match, and the first to do so in an Ashes Test since J T Hearne in 1899. He took 234 wickets in One-day internationals, the most ever by an English bowler.

Career highlights

Test cricket (1994–2003) appearances: 58; overs: 1,970.1; wickets: 229; runs: 6,503; average: 28.39; best: 6–42 (v. South Africa 1998); batting: runs: 855; average: 12.57; catches: 13

One-day internationals (1994–2006) appearances: 159; overs: 1,411.4; wickets: 234; runs: 6,209; average: 26.42; best: 5–44 (v. Zimbabwe 1994 & v. Australia 1997); batting: runs: 609; average: 12.42; catches: 25

All first-class cricket (1989–2007) appearances: 244 overs: 7,258.1; wickets: 850; runs: 22,924; average: 26.96; best: 7–28 (v. Lancashire 1995); batting: runs: 4,535; average: 17.30; catches: 48

Awards

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999

He made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 1989, and played for his home county for ten years. After a three-year stint with Essex, he returned to Yorkshire as captain in 2007.