| Mike Gatting | ||||
 England |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Michael William Gatting | |||
| Nickname | Gatt | |||
| Born | 6 June 1957 | |||
| Kingsbury, England | ||||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||
| International information | ||||
| Test debut (cap 477) | 18 January 1978: v Pakistan | |||
| Last Test | 7 February 1995: v Australia | |||
| ODI debut (cap 43) | 23 December 1977: v Pakistan | |||
| Last ODI | 12 January 1995: v Australia A | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1975 – 1998 | Middlesex | |||
| 1978 – 1987 | MCC | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODI | FC | LA | |
| Matches | 79 | 92 | 551 | 551 |
| Runs scored | 4409 | 2095 | 36549 | 14476 |
| Batting average | 35. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Kingsbury is a place in the London Borough of Brent, North West London. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. This is a list of English Test cricketers. A Test match is an international Cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. This is a list of English One-day International cricketers. A One Day International, or an ODI is an international Cricket match between two representative teams Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Australia A cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Australia, and is the "second tier" of international Australian cricket below the full Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day form of the Sport of Cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 55 | 29. 50 | 49. 52 | 33. 74 |
| 100s/50s | 10/21 | 1/9 | 94/181 | 12/87 |
| Top score | 207 | 115* | 258 | 143* |
| Balls bowled | 752 | 392 | 10061 | 6234 |
| Wickets | 4 | 10 | 158 | 175 |
| Bowling average | 79. In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 25 | 33. 60 | 29. 76 | 27. 52 |
| 5 wickets in innings | – | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 wickets in match | – | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 1/14 | 3/32 | 5/34 | 6/26 |
| Catches/stumpings | 59/– | 22/– | 493/– | 177/– |
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Michael William Gatting OBE (born Kingsbury June 6, 1957), usually known as Mike, was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club (1975–1998; County Captain 1983–1997). An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Kingsbury is a place in the London Borough of Brent, North West London. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county He also played for the English cricket team from 1977 to 1995, captaining it in 23 Test matches between 1986 and 1988. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations He is currently the ECB Managing Director of Cricket Partnerships. The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) ( Bwrdd Criced Cymru a Lloegr) is the governing body of Cricket in England and Wales.
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Career
Gatting was one of the most prolific batsmen in English domestic cricket virtually throughout his career, but it took him several years to establish himself in the England team, as he initially had great difficulty converting fifties into centuries at Test match level. His first Test century finally arrived after 54 Test innings and he eventually accumulated ten of them. His highest Test score of 207 was scored in Madras (now Chennai); this was the second double century by an English cricketer in India in the same innings as Graeme Fowler, who scored the first double century: this was the first time that two English batsmen had made double centuries in the same Test innings. The M A Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai (formerly Madras India, named after M In the Sport of Cricket, a Batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in the Innings. Graeme ("Foxy" Fowler (born 20 April 1957 in Accrington, Lancashire) is a former professional cricketer who played for Lancashire
He captained England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1986/87. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. Later that year came the "Shakoor Rana affair" when Gatting argued with a Pakistani umpire in Faisalabad. Shakoor Rana (April 3 1936 &ndash April 9 2001 was one of the most controversial Cricket Umpires in history ( is a city located in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It was formerly known as Lyallpur. The England hierarchy supported him in Pakistan, but he was sacked as England captain the following summer over an alleged encounter with a barmaid, triggering the "summer of four captains". The West Indian cricket team played 16 first-class Cricket matches in England in 1988, under the captaincy of Viv Richards. He subsequently led a highly controversial rebel tour to South Africa. See also International cricket in South Africa (1971 to 1981 The South African rebel tours were a series of cricket tours staged during the 1980s when South The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Gatting hit the headlines during the tour for describing a protest outside the rebel team's hotel as "a few people singing and dancing". [1]
In June 1993 during England's first innings at Old Trafford Gatting received Shane Warne's first delivery in an Ashes match. The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the Warne pitched the ball a foot outside leg stump, and spun the ball past Gatting's bat to clip the off bail. This is sometimes referred to as the Ball of the Century. The Ball of the Century, also referred to as the Gatting Ball or simply That Ball, is the nickname given to a His dismissal in the second innings was also unusual in that he was bowled off the very last ball of the fourth day's play by Merv Hughes, meaning he was unable to help England to bat out the last day (Australia eventually won in the last session on the 5th day). Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961 Euroa Victoria) is a Australian former Cricket player
Another mishap for which Gatting will be remembered is being caught by Australian wicketkeeper Greg Dyer after trying to play a reverse sweep off opposing captain Allan Border's first ball during the 1987 World Cup final. Allan Robert Border, AO (born 27 July 1955 is a former Australian Cricket captain
His last Tests were played on tour in Australia in 1994/95. Graham Gooch and himself were the only two members of the original touring party to be fit for all matches, although they were the two oldest in the squad. Graham Alan Gooch, OBE (born July 23 1953) is a former Cricketer who captained Essex and England. In the first innings of the Adelaide test he scored his final century (117), a battling effort where he spent a lot of time in the nineties, which helped England to the only win of the series.
Gatting was a useful right arm medium pace bowler. He averaged under thirty with the ball in both first class and List A cricket, but he did not bowl with great frequency. Perhaps his finest bowling performance was against South Africa during the final One Day International of the 1989/90 rebel England tour to South Africa where his 6/26 helped England to a comfortable 134 run victory. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. [2]
Gatting was named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 1984, and was awarded an OBE in 1987. The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
Retirement
He retired from first class cricket in 1998 and has since worked as a coach and commentator, where, as throughout his career, his supposed prodigious appetite for food, and love of Branston Pickle in particular - he is reputed to have taken a supply with him wherever he went - remain the subject of light-hearted teasing. Branston is a well known United Kingdom brand of savoury foods He was the President of the Lord's Taverners for 2005/2006 and an elected member of the M.C.C. Committee. The Lord's Taverners is an English charity dedicated to the promotion of Cricket among young people Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 While playing in a match in 2005 for the Lord's Taverners, Mike was dismissed by Ken Rolston of the Yankee Wanderers, much to the delight of the bowler.
Mike Gatting is not the only member of his family to have been a professional sportsman; his brother, Steve Gatting, was a professional footballer for Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion. Stephen Paul Gatting (born 29 May 1959 in Willesden, London) is an English former footballer who is best known for playing Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Steve's son, Joe, plays for Brighton & Hove Albion, having progressed from their youth scheme. Joseph Stephen "Joe" Gatting (born 25 November 1987 in Brighton) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for
He appeared as himself on The Archers on September 9 2007 at the centre of a misunderstanding between Sid and Jolene Perks during the npower Village Cup Final at Lord's cricket ground[3]
References
External links
- Player profile from Cricinfo
| Preceded by Mike Brearley |
Middlesex County Cricket Captain 1983-1997 |
Succeeded by Mark Ramprakash |
| Preceded by David Gower |
English national cricket captain 1986-1988 |
Succeeded by John Emburey |
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