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England
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Mike Gatting
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4,409
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29 June
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2005
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(born
June 6 1957 ), usually known as '''Mike''', is an
English Cricketer who played
First-class Cricket for
Middlesex County Cricket Club . He also played for the
English Cricket Team from 1977 to 1995, captaining it in 23
Test Match es between 1986 and 1988.
Gatting was one of the most prolific batsmen in English domestic cricket virtually throughout his career, but it took him several years to establish himself in the England team, as he initially had great difficulty converting fifties into centuries at Test match level. His first Test century finally arrived after 54 Test innings and he eventually accumulated ten of them. He captained England to an
Ashes series victory in Australia in 1986/87. Later that year came the "
Shakoor Rana affair" when Gatting argued with a Pakistani umpire in
Faisalabad . The England hierarchy supported him in Pakistan, but he was sacked as England captain the following summer over an alleged encounter with a barmaid. He subsequently led a highly controversial rebel tour to
South Africa .
In June 1993 at
Old Trafford Gatting received
Shane Warne 's first delivery in an Ashes match. Warne pitched the ball a foot outside leg stump, and spun the ball past Gatting's bat to clip the off bail. This is sometimes referred to as the
Ball Of The Century . Another mishap for which Gatting will be remembered is being caught by Australian wicketkeeper Greg Dyer after trying to play a reverse sweep off opposing captain
Allan Border 's first ball during the 1987 World Cup final.
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10,061
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2976
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5/34
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493/0
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551
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14,476
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3374
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12/87
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143
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6,234
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175
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2752
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1
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6/26
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177/0
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29 June
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2005
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Gatting was a useful right arm medium pace bowler. He averaged under thirty with the ball in both first class and List A cricket, but he did not bowl with great frequency.
Gatting was named as one of
Wisden's five
Cricketers Of The Year in
1984 . He retired from first class cricket in 1998 and has since worked as a coach and commentator, where, as throughout his career, his supposed prodigious appetite for food remains the subject light hearted teasing. He is the current President of the
Lord's Taverners for
2005 /
2006 .
