Best left handed batsman England ever produced...scores were against everyone home and abroad in the greatest era of cricket ..the Sixes off Richard Hadlee were so Effortless and off a World class bowler ...I remember a Worcestershire legend telling me that people had no idea just how hard he hit the ball
One of the most elegant batsmen I’ve ever seen. He should have definitely gone to India in 1993. One of the biggest selection mistakes English cricket has ever made.
@@raghavgopal4363 Gooch was one of the best batsmen England ever produced. But he may be one of the worst captains in the history of any sport. Laid the foundations for a decade of failure: incapable of seeing his own biases, started a trend of sporadic selection policies that mentally broke promising players, thought everyone needed to operate the same way he did, played right into England's tendency to have 'chosen ones' whose whims were indulged for seemingly no reason (Lamb, Lewis, Gatting were all treated like kings despite utterly mediocre returns. Fraser, Smith, Russell were shifted all around the place while perforking far better when given the chance), held court over a legendarily useless and unaccountable commitee of selectors, didnt have the first ideas how to treat eccentrics like Gower or quieter men like Russell, Fraser and Caddick. His legacy ate Atherton and Stewart. A calamity it took a decade, and the combined efforts of Hussain, Fletcher and Vaughan to finally overcome.
He may have had a lucky escape though; several of the players who did go ended up with food poisoning (apparently due to prawns). I agree it was sad that his career was ended early, but the upside of that was that his career ended on a high with his beating Geoff Boycott's Test runs record against Pakistan,.
As a teenage boy playing cricket on the outfield with mates at Moat Park during the lunch interval of a county championship match between Kent and Leics, David Gower and several of his team mates (I remember John Steele, Nick Cooke, Chris Balderstone) joined in our game. When his turn came to bat David Gower declined to use the bat provided and picked up a stump instead whilst we (his team mates included) bowled at him in turns. He middled everything. That's how good his eye was. His team mates when they also had a go at batting with a stump, missed more than they hit !
Thank you for all your efforts in uploading these gems Darren. Wonderfully nostalgic trips down memory lane & whilst there is a sadness those days have gone. To have the opportunity to watch those bygone series for a moment transports me to such innocent youthful days.
He ended up being kicked out by Sky in a similarly unceremonious, ungracious way a couple of years ago, much to the detriment of Sky's cricket coverage.
Hello Darren Oh i say this is the One Lord Gower a Diamond of a Video From your Archive Collection Splendid Superb and Glorious Indeed. Have a Smashing Saturday and Sunday. WAYNE.
I think if there was a world competition where every country had to pick it's best representative, England could do no better than put David Gower forward.
Some players refused to play Aisan countries particularly India & Pakistan ✍️ But indians now or past 20 years wandering everywhere searching to kenya😄
Cricket needs these kind of crowd pullers. Dashing, elegant ,at times reckless ( like when he got out last ball before lunch in Australia), so what? With all those utterly serious & dull blokes (Gooch, Boycott et al) u badly needed a maverick. and Gower was the perfect antidote for that . Great pity his career ended when it did ,when he still had a lot of cricket left in him. Dean Jones I would say is his Australian counterpart. I say again we badly need these type of guys who are a rare breed of cricketers.
A Mere 30 from gowers bat provided more joy to the audience compared to a laboured hundered. Cricket is a visual sport , and for that reason alone,damn the averages.!! While he was at the crease it was a dream. Even when he fell , it looked graceful. Only Gower could fall so gracefully. Only two others could come close to gowers grace: zaheer abbas and mohammed azharuddin. But, Gower was the best in the league of stylists.
An excellent player. I remember him when I was a kid . Good luck David Gower . Thanks for the memories from Western Australia. ps Graham Gooch and Mike Brearley were both knobs.
Best left handed batsman England ever produced...scores were against everyone home and abroad in the greatest era of cricket ..the Sixes off Richard Hadlee were so Effortless and off a World class bowler ...I remember a Worcestershire legend telling me that people had no idea just how hard he hit the ball
Most elegant definitely. Best was Cook.
no one epitomised the game of cricket better than gower.he knew the game was more important than the result.
So awesome! My favourite player growing up...and still is lol Ty :)
As a kid in the 80s gower was my favourite batsman. He made it look so easy.
One of the most elegant batsmen I’ve ever seen. He should have definitely gone to India in 1993. One of the biggest selection mistakes English cricket has ever made.
As Botham says, Gooch did not take him not because he wasn't good enough. I am surprised that can happen with ECB
@@raghavgopal4363 Gooch was one of the best batsmen England ever produced.
But he may be one of the worst captains in the history of any sport. Laid the foundations for a decade of failure: incapable of seeing his own biases, started a trend of sporadic selection policies that mentally broke promising players, thought everyone needed to operate the same way he did, played right into England's tendency to have 'chosen ones' whose whims were indulged for seemingly no reason (Lamb, Lewis, Gatting were all treated like kings despite utterly mediocre returns. Fraser, Smith, Russell were shifted all around the place while perforking far better when given the chance), held court over a legendarily useless and unaccountable commitee of selectors, didnt have the first ideas how to treat eccentrics like Gower or quieter men like Russell, Fraser and Caddick. His legacy ate Atherton and Stewart. A calamity it took a decade, and the combined efforts of Hussain, Fletcher and Vaughan to finally overcome.
He may have had a lucky escape though; several of the players who did go ended up with food poisoning (apparently due to prawns).
I agree it was sad that his career was ended early, but the upside of that was that his career ended on a high with his beating Geoff Boycott's Test runs record against Pakistan,.
My god. What a glorious batsman he was. I could watch him forever
Spp
Realiy one of the most stylish batsman.
As a teenage boy playing cricket on the outfield with mates at Moat Park during the lunch interval of a county championship match between Kent and Leics, David Gower and several of his team mates (I remember John Steele, Nick Cooke, Chris Balderstone) joined in our game. When his turn came to bat David Gower declined to use the bat provided and picked up a stump instead whilst we (his team mates included) bowled at him in turns. He middled everything. That's how good his eye was. His team mates when they also had a go at batting with a stump, missed more than they hit !
What a lovely memory! It was good of him (and them) to join in like that.
The most stylish left handed batsman in the world 🌎.
Yes
Thank you for all your efforts in uploading these gems Darren.
Wonderfully nostalgic trips down memory lane & whilst there is a sadness those days have gone.
To have the opportunity to watch those bygone series for a moment transports me to such innocent youthful days.
Hello Ayub, thank you for taking time to send those words. They are deeply appreciated. Stay safe, DARREN
I totally agree, this is a brilliant channel.
We’re so lucky to be able to find so much old footage like this.
This is called CLASS
The greatest English Batsman ever with Joe Root.
Bro you're the best youtube account!! You post such amazing videos daily!! Thank you so much! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Hello Vini, thank you for your support. Lots more to come, DARREN
Boyhood hero. I was in awe when he picked up me and my mate and took us to Grace Road for a net before the County Championship match.
The finest LHB I have seen. The next best, but not by a small margin was Ganguly.
Elegant left hander. Fearless player
The best English batsman of his times
He was class act. Could make difficult bowling look easy. So simple but so effective
My favourite 👍
He ended up being kicked out by Sky in a similarly unceremonious, ungracious way a couple of years ago, much to the detriment of Sky's cricket coverage.
Hello Darren
Oh i say this is the One
Lord Gower a Diamond of a Video
From your Archive Collection
Splendid Superb and
Glorious Indeed.
Have a Smashing Saturday and Sunday.
WAYNE.
Morning Wayne, glad you enjoyed the last video of 1993. A New Year awaits.... Stay safe, DARREN
A great stylish cricketer. Mr Gower , how did you find Pakistani bowler Mudassir Nazar in England, when he used to bowl against you.
Thank you
I think if there was a world competition where every country had to pick it's best representative, England could do no better than put David Gower forward.
Just beautiful to watch.
Gower "A symbol of batting elegance, flow. Had Michael angelo seen him, v would hv a massive marble sculpture of him in Oval.
Dawid gower very stylish and classical batsman
Legend
I feel upset sometimes I feel gower should have played longer than just 1992, probably until 1997 if he could’ve
Agreed. He should have definitely gone to India in 1993 as well.
@@mrkipling2201 sélection policy then and even now is a b*tch
@@berrywilton7334 it is. It was definitely worse before central contracts I would say though.
@@mrkipling2201 yeah tbh graham gooch was responsible for making that mistake. Oh we’ll wonder how the ashes will be like this year!!
@@berrywilton7334 definitely!! I’m a bit worried I have to admit!! If all our bowlers are fit and on top form then we have a chance.
THE MOST stylish batsman EVER ! ! !
Hard to argue with you there! Haha. Though Mark Waugh at one end and David Gower at the other - imagine that!
@@andrewdowling74 awesome combination
The gentleman love his batting 🙌
Strangely he never mentioned the tour of India 1984-85, it was his finest hour overseas as captain
Thegreatestbatsmantowatchinthehistoryofcricketever
He should've played till his 10000 runs.
My favorite batsman very classical
Sir, What will be ur next series?
Hello Alok, all we be revealed in time. It's good to have a little anticipation.... Stay safe, DARREN
Some players refused to play Aisan countries particularly India & Pakistan ✍️ But indians now or past 20 years wandering everywhere searching to kenya😄
Lazy elegance best defines DG
Should have played 4 more years it's like gatting making zero in 1993 then dropped brought back 1997 and then retired/ NOW GOWER VERY GOOD COMMENTARY
Cricket needs these kind of crowd pullers. Dashing, elegant ,at times reckless ( like when he got out last ball before lunch in Australia), so what? With all those utterly serious & dull blokes (Gooch, Boycott et al) u badly needed a maverick. and Gower was the perfect antidote for that . Great pity his career ended when it did ,when he still had a lot of cricket left in him. Dean Jones I would say is his Australian counterpart. I say again we badly need these type of guys who are a rare breed of cricketers.
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A Mere 30 from gowers bat provided more joy to the audience compared to a laboured hundered. Cricket is a visual sport , and for that reason alone,damn the averages.!! While he was at the crease it was a dream. Even when he fell , it looked graceful. Only Gower could fall so gracefully.
Only two others could come close to gowers grace: zaheer abbas and mohammed azharuddin. But, Gower was the best in the league of stylists.
And Mark Waugh
@@atuljanardan3783 yes.
That 73 in his last couple of tests in 92, was an absolute gem, and so stylish.
@@atuljanardan3783the right handed Gower😊. I loved watching them both in full flow...both so stylish and effortless.
An excellent player. I remember him when I was a kid . Good luck David Gower . Thanks for the memories from Western Australia. ps Graham Gooch and Mike Brearley were both knobs.