Ian James Gould (born 19 August 1957) is an English former
first-class cricket
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er and a former member of the
ICC Elite Panel of
cricket umpires. He previously also served as the chairman of English football club
Burnham FC. In April 2019, Gould announced that he would retire as an umpire following the
2019 Cricket World Cup. On 6 July 2019, Gould retired from umpiring, after standing in the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka.
However, he has since umpired in matches in the
2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Playing career
Gould represented
Middlesex
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(1975–1980 and 1996),
Sussex
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(1981–1991) and
Auckland
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in 1979/80 as a left-handed batsman and a
wicketkeeper
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. He captained Sussex in 1987. He returned to Middlesex as a county coach between 1991 and 2000.
Gould toured the
West Indies
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with the England Young Cricketers in 1976. He played 18
One Day Internationals for England in 1983, including that year's
World Cup as a
wicket-keeper
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. Wicket-keeper
Bob Taylor represented England in
Test 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.
Elsewhere, his son Michael Gould has played cricket for
Sussex
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Second XI.
Umpiring career
As an umpire, Gould was appointed to stand in 3 matches of the
2007 Cricket World Cup
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in the
Caribbean
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. He umpired his first Test match – South Africa v Bangladesh at
Bloemfontein
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, 19–22 November 2008. Gould was promoted to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires in 2009. 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 the
2015 Cricket World Cup
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. He stood in his 100th ODI match during the World Cup, for the
Australia v Sri Lanka game in Pool A.
He stood in his 50th Test when he umpired the match between
West Indies
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and
India
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at
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
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in North Sound,
Antigua
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from 21–25 July 2016.
In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the
2019 Cricket World Cup. On 6 July 2019, he retired as an umpire, after standing in his 140th ODI match.
However, in January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the
2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.
Football
Gould played
football
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as a goalkeeper representing
Slough Town and
Arsenal
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, thus earning himself the nickname "Gunner".
Gould's passion for football was reaffirmed in July 2009 when he took over as chairman of Southern Football League club
Burnham. 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.
See also
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List of Test cricket umpires
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Organizations
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
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References
External links
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1957 births
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