Gough was one of the few poms that i always admired. He always gave 100% and rarely bowled badly. Was often the victim of poor English fielding and rarely had a good total to bowl to. Nonetheless he gave it his all and was as good as any when on song. Much recpect for Gough, a worthy advesary over the years.
He was the victim of no central contract, like most of the English bowlers in the 90’s. He could be bowling 30 overs for Yorkshire up in Durham on the Tuesday and then England would lose the toss at the Oval on Thursday and he would be asked to do it all again. 😡 No surprise our team improved when England were given precedence.
@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv Don’t be embarrassing. There are dozens of fantastic Australian cricketers, both as men and players. I’ll start you off...Richard Benaud.
Gough was occasionally brilliant, and always at least a consistent, quality bowler. Charging in at the batsmen, always making them play. Huge effort and heart.
My old man used to have a brag that he cracked dazzler straight over his head for six. He would admit a few minutes later that my dad was in his 30s and darren was 12 years old playing in the pontefract league
Yes, that action really helped him to bowl his yorkers. He sometimes bowled too much with his arms instead of his brain, but we could say that about every fast bowler I suppose!
A wonderful bowler, the best English quick since Trueman. Strong, fast, aggressive with the ability to move the ball at full pace. Bowled with a beautifully high side on action that was a treat to watch. He more than anyone revived English fast bowling since the departure of Snow.
John Snow was a great bowler and won a series for England in the West Indies in 1967/8, taking 27 wickets at 18 in four tests. Then in 1970/71 took 31 wickets at 22 to win the Ashes for England in Australia. Only Tyson and Larwood before Snow has been instrumental in winning the Ashes in Australia. Ian Chappell calls Snow the best non Australian bowler he ever faced. In other words Chappell rates Snow higher than the West Indians or Imran Khan or Mike Procter or any bowler probably apart from Lillee and Thomson. To win the Ashes in Australia as a fast bowler should bring ever lasting immortality. So please forgive me if I say that Snow was in a different class to Gough and as a Test Match bowler overseas Snow has no peer except Larwood or perhaps Barnes. John Snow was truly GREAT.
Gough was a fine bowler but all factors considered Snow was several leagues higher and I would argue Willis was a slightly better bowler than Gough. Vantheman has expressed brilliantly why John Snow is regarded so highly
Both Gough and Snow were not out and out quick like Larwood or Tyson. They could both bowl over 90mph but would be considered lively fast medium. The best quicks were Trueman, Tyson, Larwood and Willis.
@@mikebrownhill8955 I need to disagree regarding Snow. One could say he had many gears and did not always bowl fast. He was capable of extreme pace as well as the rare ability of getting spite off the pitch. You know about bowlers who "seem quicker off the pitch"... well, it is scientifically an inaccurate description but Snow was one who lost less speed to the ground and hit the bat harder than most bowlers. In terms of perception of pace, I would not have him lower than Larwood or Tyson although both men were likely quicker through the air. Gough does not belong in this company
Gough was a quality performer and, as others have said, a victim of circumstances. One issue was bad fielding off his bowling (must have had a world record for dropped catches by the late 90s). Another was the shotgun England selection policy where county cricket was horribly overrated by selectors and one 'iffy' game saw you dropped (the ruination of Hick and Ramprakash by England because of this was basically vandalism). A little known fact is that England's four best bowlers of the decade (Cork, Gough, Caddick, Fraser) never played on the same team. Those four plus Hick as the 5th bowler would have given Australia a really good match on a consistent basis (I accept they were still better than us). Without quality support you're right up against it.
Spot on. Gough was our best bowler by quite a long way. You're exactly right about the bizarre England selection policy which basically ruined the careers of Hick and Ramps, also Robin Smith who was unfairly written off too early. These were talented batsmen. It's actually scandalous how the selectors kept tinkering with the team by picking bang average county cricketers. Australia were still better and would have probably have still won most of the 90s ashes series but a settled team would have put up a much better fight but the deluded selectors couldn't see this blatant oversight.
Im an Aussie and hugh respect for Gough England were always on the back foot and Darren just ran in all day and tried his hardest to take England to victory even though im an Aussie and love my cricket Huge respect for what Gough done
He played in several Ashes series, but he needed support. England lacked economical fast bowling and spin, and a batting order that could cope with Warne & McGrath but which side could?
@Marvel Fan It was a rhetorical question about them being good, but I'm sure that's right. I suspect not so much in Aus, but cricket is played in all conditions.
Was a great fast bowler. Michael Vaughan always maintained if Gough had of been fit enough for the 2002/03 Ashes Series in Australia it would have been a vastly different series.
One of the most underrated English pacer of his generation terrific bowler one few except Pakistanis bowlers who mastered the art of reverse swing bowling
Is there a Cricinfo stat for how many catches were dropped off Gough's bowling? it must be a world record. England could hardly catch a thing in the 90s.
Darren Gough was a brilliant bowler who could swing the ball and bowl good yorkers. Gough is one of my inspirations in bowling. He is underrated and was very unfortunate to be a part of a comparatively weaker team, his swinging yorkers were lethal. He was very similar to Waqar Younas.
How England could do with a 'Goughie' now...Because England are now a better batting and fielding team these days than when Goughie was in his prime they would have run through teams especially when then England had a big score to defend!!
It was a drawn match, Hick took an eternity about trying to get a hundred, but we wasted some time in the match. Consequently we only had then 7 down needing 10 wickets for victory. Hick ended up on 98 not out, so never got his century.
My england XI after the 90s: 1. Trescothick 2. Vaughan (c) 3. Graham Thorpe 4. Pietersen 5. Ian Bell 6. Matt Prior (wk) 7. Swann 8. Gough 9. Caddick 10. Hoggard 11. Simon Jones 12th man: Harmison
No Root, Cook, Strauss, Trott, Flintoff, Stokes, Anderson, Broad, (and arguably Finn, Tremlett and Bresnan, who actually won an Ashes in Australia, though Finn played only one game)? Thorpe was a #5, not a #3. Bell famously almost never scored tons unless someone else had, first. Brook will join this list. Early days, but as good as KP without the drama. He may be the best of the lot.
@@mrh1096 I just looked up averages in the last 25 years on Cricinfo (and scanned for a bit further back). Highest batting averages in that era are Brook (only 12 matches, we shall see), Root, KP, Cook, Trott, Tresco and Thorpe (no particular order). So Tres an Cook open, Trott 3, Root 4, KP 5, Thorpe 6. Haven't checked the bowlers yet, and the there's the keeper and all-rounders to consider.
Ok, checked the bowlers. The best averages of bowlers to take more than 100 wickets belong to Anderson, Broad, and Fraser, plus Swann as the standout spinner. Flintoff is by far the best bowling all-rounder, Wood is the best express pace bowler (averaging about the same as Goughie, but a good bit quicker). Gough actually has a great strike rate, 51 compared to most of the rest in the mid 50s. Stewart, Prior and Barstow are the best three keepers. Prior was probably the best of them with the gloves, the other two would have done better batting but for being saddled with the gloves.
I love his bowling action .. and I've been copying his bowling style and still copying it .. I find with his bowling action, yorkers are easily and effectively bowled.
Blimey Dazza how the mighty fall !!! You went bald then advertised a wig then work with sporting genius Adrian Durham so sorry mate life’s horrible at times!!!
Gough was one of the few poms that i always admired. He always gave 100% and rarely bowled badly. Was often the victim of poor English fielding and rarely had a good total to bowl to. Nonetheless he gave it his all and was as good as any when on song. Much recpect for Gough, a worthy advesary over the years.
BongSau83 you admired one Pom called Gough, I don't admire any whinging Australians.
hearty yorkshireman.
He was the victim of no central contract, like most of the English bowlers in the 90’s. He could be bowling 30 overs for Yorkshire up in Durham on the Tuesday and then England would lose the toss at the Oval on Thursday and he would be asked to do it all again. 😡 No surprise our team improved when England were given precedence.
@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv Don’t be embarrassing. There are dozens of fantastic Australian cricketers, both as men and players. I’ll start you off...Richard Benaud.
@@gilwillia best commentator ever. Impossible not to love Shane Warne as well, love that mischief he always has about him...
As an aussie I loved goughy he was a true warrior heart of a lion never gave up no matter what the situation a true legend
Waqar and gough beautiful run-up and side arm action
Beautiful bowling action my bowling ideal
Gough was occasionally brilliant, and always at least a consistent, quality bowler. Charging in at the batsmen, always making them play. Huge effort and heart.
In this clip ... Gough's off-stick attack was brilliant ... He kept at it and justifiably reaped good rewards.
My old man used to have a brag that he cracked dazzler straight over his head for six. He would admit a few minutes later that my dad was in his 30s and darren was 12 years old playing in the pontefract league
hahaha that's brilliant sense of humour :)
My favourite bowler! Legend.
had such a lovely side on bowling action that aided a good yorker. was a treat to watch.
Yes, that action really helped him to bowl his yorkers. He sometimes bowled too much with his arms instead of his brain, but we could say that about every fast bowler I suppose!
Well done to Craig Mcdermott shaking Darren Gough hand. Giving respect to another bowler👍
two of my favourites
Gough was an excellent bowler with a smooth action and run up.
Gough appears to bowl several different balls here: off cutters, leg cutters, off breaks and leg breaks. Last one is reverse inswing.
I not watched but liked, it's truly uncommon
A wonderful bowler, the best English quick since Trueman. Strong, fast, aggressive with the ability to move the ball at full pace. Bowled with a beautifully high side on action that was a treat to watch.
He more than anyone revived English fast bowling since the departure of Snow.
true
John Snow was a great bowler and won a series for England in the West Indies in 1967/8, taking 27 wickets at 18 in four tests. Then in 1970/71 took 31 wickets at 22 to win the Ashes for England in Australia. Only Tyson and Larwood before Snow has been instrumental in winning the Ashes in Australia. Ian Chappell calls Snow the best non Australian bowler he ever faced. In other words Chappell rates Snow higher than the West Indians or Imran Khan or Mike Procter or any bowler probably apart from Lillee and Thomson. To win the Ashes in Australia as a fast bowler should bring ever lasting immortality. So please forgive me if I say that Snow was in a different class to Gough and as a Test Match bowler overseas Snow has no peer except Larwood or perhaps Barnes. John Snow was truly GREAT.
Gough was a fine bowler but all factors considered Snow was several leagues higher and I would argue Willis was a slightly better bowler than Gough. Vantheman has expressed brilliantly why John Snow is regarded so highly
Both Gough and Snow were not out and out quick like Larwood or Tyson. They could both bowl over 90mph but would be considered lively fast medium. The best quicks were Trueman, Tyson, Larwood and Willis.
@@mikebrownhill8955 I need to disagree regarding Snow. One could say he had many gears and did not always bowl fast. He was capable of extreme pace as well as the rare ability of getting spite off the pitch. You know about bowlers who "seem quicker off the pitch"... well, it is scientifically an inaccurate description but Snow was one who lost less speed to the ground and hit the bat harder than most bowlers.
In terms of perception of pace, I would not have him lower than Larwood or Tyson although both men were likely quicker through the air.
Gough does not belong in this company
Gough was a quality performer and, as others have said, a victim of circumstances. One issue was bad fielding off his bowling (must have had a world record for dropped catches by the late 90s). Another was the shotgun England selection policy where county cricket was horribly overrated by selectors and one 'iffy' game saw you dropped (the ruination of Hick and Ramprakash by England because of this was basically vandalism). A little known fact is that England's four best bowlers of the decade (Cork, Gough, Caddick, Fraser) never played on the same team. Those four plus Hick as the 5th bowler would have given Australia a really good match on a consistent basis (I accept they were still better than us). Without quality support you're right up against it.
Outstanding comment. Exactly what happened in the 90s, particularly to Ramps and Hick.
Good point...but would you have played Devon Malcolm at all? Potential match-winner and horrible to face
Spot on. Gough was our best bowler by quite a long way. You're exactly right about the bizarre England selection policy which basically ruined the careers of Hick and Ramps, also Robin Smith who was unfairly written off too early. These were talented batsmen. It's actually scandalous how the selectors kept tinkering with the team by picking bang average county cricketers. Australia were still better and would have probably have still won most of the 90s ashes series but a settled team would have put up a much better fight but the deluded selectors couldn't see this blatant oversight.
@@1980extremeG great comment, bit of a love-in but there you go...
@@nathanwilliams2152 Malcolm was very, very expensive and offered nothing with the bat or in the field. A luxury for special occasions maybe?
embodiment of Dickens' hearty yorkshireman.
Gough the Rhino.... genuine pacer action
Love from India ❤️❤️❤️
I hope England players watch this before Ashes and lift their spirits!
still my favourite after Allan Donald,, i tried to copy their bowling action... smooth.
Just imagine how many wickets he would of taken if he was playing in a side that could bat and field...
gough the workhorse. .legend
much more than that. a truly capable bowler.
Underrated great fast bowler
Im an Aussie and hugh respect for Gough England were always on the back foot and Darren just ran in all day and tried his hardest to take England to victory even though im an Aussie and love my cricket Huge respect for what Gough done
I was at this test the day before. Gough made a good 50. And there the last day when Australia played out the draw.
Gough and Anderson two greatest bowler England have ever produce......
Gough- A fantastic underrated bowler. 💯 percent efforts
Underrated..?? You've got to be kidding...
We might have got a bit closer to Australia in the 1993 ashes if this guy had been playing.
Hat trick in the 98/99 series
He played in several Ashes series, but he needed support. England lacked economical fast bowling and spin, and a batting order that could cope with Warne & McGrath but which side could?
@Marvel Fan It was a rhetorical question about them being good, but I'm sure that's right. I suspect not so much in Aus, but cricket is played in all conditions.
What a smooth action
First Englishman to use reverse swing....
not first though.
No english fast bowler till date who was as good as Gough in reversing the ball. He was right up there with Waqar.
Simon Jones was the best English (actually Welsh) bowler of reverse swing I have seen. Gough was the first to have any real capability in it iirc.
Goughie...
What a player..
Darren Gough was one and only Chubby &Bubbly fast bowler of all the time..❤️❤️
Gough was very good bowler
Great Bowling 🏏
Kinda like the English Ryan Harris..whole hearted performer!!
Was a great fast bowler. Michael Vaughan always maintained if Gough had of been fit enough for the 2002/03 Ashes Series in Australia it would have been a vastly different series.
One of the most underrated English pacer of his generation terrific bowler one few except Pakistanis bowlers who mastered the art of reverse swing bowling
Is there a Cricinfo stat for how many catches were dropped off Gough's bowling? it must be a world record. England could hardly catch a thing in the 90s.
Devon suffered horribly too.
A fantastic player who stood out in some rather average English teams of the nineties. One of the few you could rely on! Hilarious too.
hillarious too? a true yorkshireman.
I was at the SCG and saw this
Darren Gough, like Steve Harmison, both working class lads. the game doesnt open itself to people like them anymore
After waseem&waqar this guy was amazing in reverse swing 👏
his is still considered best as he used to bowl like waqar younis....same side on action n he used to reverse swing the ball
Mike Atherton was a rest player? I thought he was Harsha Bhogle of England
Boon's wicket was a classic ........
Darren Gough was a brilliant bowler who could swing the ball and bowl good yorkers. Gough is one of my inspirations in bowling. He is underrated and was very unfortunate to be a part of a comparatively weaker team, his swinging yorkers were lethal. He was very similar to Waqar Younas.
He certainly wasn't underrated. One of England's finest fast swing bowlers.
Name a top batsman with a worse feeling for where his off stump is than David Boon.
if waqar had a younger brother he d be called darren gough
How England could do with a 'Goughie' now...Because England are now a better batting and fielding team these days than when Goughie was in his prime they would have run through teams especially when then England had a big score to defend!!
He got good players out
Deren Graf A Very fast
Dirham graph fast bowler
90’s English Jonah Hill
As a kid I always tried to copy his action. Probably the lone English bowler who tried something ... always let down by the batsmen.
Howcome David Boon finds these funny ways to get out?
I didn't able to remember, his bowling action is similar to another legend. Can anyone plz tell me if they know.
I believe the classical sideways on fast bowler's action is most associated with Fred Truman.
It's rare to see now.
Waqar qounis probably
Darren
Who won?
It was a drawn match, Hick took an eternity about trying to get a hundred, but we wasted some time in the match. Consequently we only had then 7 down needing 10 wickets for victory. Hick ended up on 98 not out, so never got his century.
I assume we didn’t win, seeing as it was the 90’s. 😄
We would have done if it hadn’t been for the weather.
We won the next test in Adelaide thanks to Phil defreitas and Mike Gatting. Then a patchwork side got thumped in Perth
My england XI after the 90s:
1. Trescothick
2. Vaughan (c)
3. Graham Thorpe
4. Pietersen
5. Ian Bell
6. Matt Prior (wk)
7. Swann
8. Gough
9. Caddick
10. Hoggard
11. Simon Jones
12th man: Harmison
No Root, Cook, Strauss, Trott, Flintoff, Stokes, Anderson, Broad, (and arguably Finn, Tremlett and Bresnan, who actually won an Ashes in Australia, though Finn played only one game)? Thorpe was a #5, not a #3. Bell famously almost never scored tons unless someone else had, first.
Brook will join this list. Early days, but as good as KP without the drama. He may be the best of the lot.
@@colinmorrison5119 ok. My new XI:
1. Trescothick
2. Vaughan (c)
3. Trott
4. Pietersen
5. Thorpe
6. Stewart (wk)
7. Swann
8. Broad
9. Gough
10. Caddick
11. Anderson
12th man: Prior.
Reserves: Harmison, Hoggard, Simon Jones
@@mrh1096 I just looked up averages in the last 25 years on Cricinfo (and scanned for a bit further back). Highest batting averages in that era are Brook (only 12 matches, we shall see), Root, KP, Cook, Trott, Tresco and Thorpe (no particular order).
So Tres an Cook open, Trott 3, Root 4, KP 5, Thorpe 6. Haven't checked the bowlers yet, and the there's the keeper and all-rounders to consider.
Ok, checked the bowlers. The best averages of bowlers to take more than 100 wickets belong to Anderson, Broad, and Fraser, plus Swann as the standout spinner.
Flintoff is by far the best bowling all-rounder, Wood is the best express pace bowler (averaging about the same as Goughie, but a good bit quicker).
Gough actually has a great strike rate, 51 compared to most of the rest in the mid 50s.
Stewart, Prior and Barstow are the best three keepers. Prior was probably the best of them with the gloves, the other two would have done better batting but for being saddled with the gloves.
Oh, and 12th man is Paul Collingwood, a ridiculously good fielder.
He played in a side that couldn't bat and field
Lol. Look at Mike Gatting at 0:20.
abdul razzak seems to followed his bowling action
jpstorm93 what? Nothing like it
that is lije dragging gough down
I love his bowling action .. and I've been copying his bowling style and still copying it .. I find with his bowling action, yorkers are easily and effectively bowled.
Hi
His action is a lot like Shane Bond
? Really?
isnt it other way round?
Funny seeing Gatting there, looked a bit out of place
He got a hundred in the next test which England won, but yes he was past his best at that point.
Alan mullaly
Blimey Dazza how the mighty fall !!! You went bald then advertised a wig then work with sporting genius Adrian Durham so sorry mate life’s horrible at times!!!