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| Full name | Ian James Gould | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-08-19)19 August 1957 (age 68) Taplow,Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gunner[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 69) | 15 January 1983 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 June 1983 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1980 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979/80 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1991 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 74 (2008–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 141 (2006–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 37 (2006–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 2 (2008–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 4 (2009–2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian James Gould (born 19 August 1957) is an English formerfirst-class cricketer and a former member of theICC Elite Panel ofcricket umpires.[2] He previously also served as the chairman of English football clubBurnham FC. In April 2019, Gould announced that he would retire as an umpire following the2019 Cricket World Cup.[3] On 6 July 2019, Gould retired from umpiring, after officiating in the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka.[1][4] However, he has since umpired in matches in the2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Gould representedMiddlesex (1975–1980 and 1996),Sussex (1981–1991) andAuckland in 1979/80 as a left-handed batsman andwicketkeeper. He captained Sussex in 1987. He returned to Middlesex as a county coach between 1991 and 2000.
Gould toured theWest Indies with the England Young Cricketers in 1976. He played 18One Day Internationals for England in 1983,[5] including that year'sWorld Cup as awicket-keeper.[6] Wicket-keeperBob Taylor represented England inTest matches during 1983.
Gould also played cricket in Devon, where he represented Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth but struggled to find form on the slower wickets in the South West.
His son Michael Gould has played cricket forSussex Second XI.
As an umpire, Gould was appointed to stand in 3 matches of the2007 Cricket World Cup in theCaribbean. He umpired his first Test match – between South Africa v Bangladesh atBloemfontein, 19–22 November 2008. Gould was promoted to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires in 2009.[7] He stood in the high voltage India vs Pakistan semi-final at Mohali in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the2015 Cricket World Cup.[8] He stood in his 100th ODI match during the World Cup, for theAustralia v Sri Lanka game in Pool A.[9] He stood in his 50th Test when he umpired the match betweenWest Indies andIndia atSir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound,Antigua from 21–25 July 2016.[10]
In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the2019 Cricket World Cup.[11] On 6 July 2019, he retired as an umpire, after standing in his 140th ODI match.[1] However, in January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[12]
Gould playedfootball as a goalkeeper representingSlough Town andArsenal, thus earning himself the nickname "Gunner".[13] Gould's passion for football was reaffirmed in July 2009 when he took over as chairman of Southern Football League clubBurnham. In a press briefing, Gould confirmed to reporters that he was in it for the long haul, with the objective of pushing the Club towards Conference League football. More importantly, Gould is intent on developing the corporate side of the Burnham brand and conference centre facilities.
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| Preceded by | Sussex county cricket captain 1987 | Succeeded by |
