The 62-year-old, once rejected by Arsenal for being too small, retired from the international scene last year and will be missed
We have been deprived of a rare opportunity to see one of our world-class performers in action on a cricket field this spring. Ian Gould has been an international umpire for more than a decade, which means he has seldom been in action in England during that time. He retired from the international panel last year and at the age of 62 he was about to embark on a full season of domestic cricket this season – in part as an act of gratitude for how well the England and Wales Cricket Board has looked after its umpires over the years (we can be tormented by some of its other decisions but the board is reckoned, by the vast majority of umpires, to be an excellent employer).
Gould will certainly be missed on the international circuit by his peers and the players, who respected his umpiring and enjoyed the no-nonsense asides delivered in the manner of an irrepressible cockney, albeit one who grew up around Slough. Virat Kohli, no less, gave him a hug as he left the field after his last game, at Headingley in the 2019 World Cup.
Written by Vic Marks
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