- Born
- Nickname
- Goochie
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Graham Gooch was born on July 23, 1953 in Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK.
- Moustache.
- Receding hairline from the start of his career
- Extreme focus on physical regimen for better concentration whilst both batting and fielding.
- One of the most successful cricketers ever to play for England.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1991 for his services to Cricket.
- Won 3 consecutive "Man-of-the-match" awards at the 1987 World Cup, including the semi-final win over India. Was also the top scorer of the tournament with 471 runs.
- Statistically, Gooch was the best performing batsman from anywhere across the world against the full-strength West Indies pace attack during the 1980s upto his retirement, with over 2000 runs at an average of nearly 45 and 6 centuries.
- His unbeaten knock of 154 carrying his bat against the West Indies at Headingley in 1991-92 was voted by Wisden as the third greatest individual test innings of all-time.
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