ENTERTAINERS

David Gower OBE

Cricketer David Gower began his career with Leicestershire in 1975, where he played until 1989. He was first ‘capped’ in 1977, served as captain in 1984-6, and then again in 1988-9. He then played for Hampshire during 1990-93, where he was ‘capped’ once again in 1990.

David's Test debut was in 1978 versus Pakistan at Edgebaston. Since then David has endured 117 Test Matches, 31 as captain (1984-6, 1989), and 114 One-day Internationals. He scored 8231 Test runs, including 18 Test Match hundreds. At one point David was ranked equal first in the world, and is still the second highest Test Match run scorer for England behind Graham Gooch, and ahead of Geoffrey Boycott. In 1992 David received an OBE.

David has written several books including an autobiography entitled ‘Gower, the Autobiography’.

Now a broadcaster and journalist, David spends much of his time hosting SKY's coverage of international cricket. He also spent five years as a commentator for BBC TV, presenting ‘Gower's Cricket Monthly’, not to be confused with ‘David Gower's Cricket Weekly’ on Radio 5.

He was the Team captain opposite Gary Lineker on BBC TV's ‘They Think It's All Over’, with Nick Hancock and Rory McGrath, with whom he has also worked on the BBC ‘Holiday’ programme. After two years as the Sunday Express cricket correspondent, and two more as a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph, he now writes periodically for various publications.

David's interests include safaris and wildlife conservation, in which he is actively involved as a Trustee of the David Shepherd Conservation Foundation, and as a patron of Save (Australia). Other interests include wildlife photography, ski-ing, tennis and classical music. He has ridden in a British bobsled and is a member of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club, home of the Cresta Run.