Graham Gooch made his Test debut for England in 1975. In 1979 he made a switch from middle-order batsmen to opener as Essex won their first major honors. Graham captained England in 1981, for their rebel tour to South Africa and received a three years ban. In 1986 and 1989 he was Essex Captain and in 1990, Graham was appointed captain for England's winter tour of the West Indies. He led them to victory in the first Test in Jamaica. During this year he hit his highest Test score 333 against India in the second Test.

A cricket legend

In detail

Graham became the first player to score 1,000 runs in Tests during the English summer. In 1991 he guided Essex to their fifth County Championship and was awarded an OBE. He retired from Test Cricket in 1995, after winning a record 118 caps for England and becoming their highest run-score with 8,900. In 1997 he announced the end of his playing career.

What he offers you

Graham Gooch knows all about the importance of teamwork and strong leadership and offers audiences the valuable lessons he learned on the cricket field and how to apply them in a business environment.

How he presents

Graham's presentations are highly amusing and jam packed with hilarious anecdotes from his professional cricket career.

Languages

He presents in English.

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