Full Name

Michael Andrew Gough

Born

December 18, 1979, Hartlepool, Co Durham

Age

43y 93d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Other

Umpire

A right-hand opening batsman, Michael Gough looked to have a promising career ahead of him. He captained the England Under-19 side and in 2002, aged 22, he averaged over 50 for Durham. But one season later and he had quit, for the simple reason he did not enjoy playing the game. "Each year I kept thinking: 'I'll give myself another season and I might enjoy myself more.' But it didn't happen. There would be times when I'd sit there thinking: 'Surely there's more to life than this.' I still enjoyed watching the game, though, so I thought that I might be able to give it a go as an umpire."

He sat his umpiring exams - in between working in his father's shop - and in 2006 he was appointed to the ECB's reserve list at the age of 27. Three years later he was appointed to the full list of first-class umpires.
Martin Williamson

Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC671193295212325.44215570
List A4945497413223.7513140
Bowling
FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC6724861350305/66-45.003.2582.8-10
List A491136947213/263/2645.095.0054.0000
Umpire & Referee
FormatMatUmpireTV Umpire
Test433013
ODI1047430
T20I322210
WODI761
WT20I15114
FC1391381
List A12310914
T2018015723
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Photos
Chris Brown, Chris Gaffaney and Michael Gough inspect the field
Chris Gaffaney and Michael Gough interact with each other
Virat Kohli talks to the umpires after the day's play
Ravindra Jadeja had Peter Handscomb caught at cover but it turned out to be a no-ball
Umpires Richard Illingworth and Michael Gough take a stroll around the park
Ollie Robinson, Joe Root and Michael Gough share a laugh