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David Gower is an English former cricketer who batted with a graceful style as part of the top order for the England cricket team for over a decade.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Player Profile: David Gower )〕 He scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on 18 occasions in Test cricket, and 7 times in One Day International (ODI) matches.〔 He was named as a ''Wisden'' Cricketer of the Year in 1979 for his performances the previous year, which included being the youngest batsman to score a century for England since Peter May in 1951.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Gower: Cricketer of the Year 1979 ) Originally published in: 〕 He was appointed to the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1992 for services to sports, and in 2009 was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Gower made his Test debut for England in June 1978 against Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham.〔 He achieved his first century in Test cricket later that year, scoring 111 runs against New Zealand at The Oval, London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statistics / Statsguru / DI Gower / Test matches )〕 The following summer, Gower scored his first double-century, remaining unbeaten on 200 off 279 deliveries, in a batting innings described as "effortless" by the ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=England v India: First Cornhill Test ) Originally published in: 〕 He did not pass a hundred again until 1981, when he scored 154 not out against the West Indies, his runs coming off 403 deliveries at a strike rate of 38.21 – his lowest when scoring a century.〔 Across 1984 and 1985, Gower struck five centuries in Test cricket, and on each occasion he passed 150 runs.〔 Three of these centuries were scored during the 1985 Ashes, in which Gower was named as Man of the Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australia in British Isles 1985 )〕 In the fifth match he reached his highest score in Test cricket, amassing 215 runs and sharing a partnership of 331 with Tim Robinson. At the time, it was the sixth largest partnership for England, but in the next match Gower and Graham Gooch surpassed it, putting on 351 runs together.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Records / England / Test matches / Highest partnerships by runs )〕 Gower's final Test century was scored in January 1991, when he reached 123 against Australia. In total, nine of Gower's eighteen Test centuries came during Ashes series,〔 the fourth most by any batsman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ashes Historical Stats > Batting > Most Centuries )〕 In ODI cricket, Gower's first century came in his second match for England, played against Pakistan in 1978, when he was 114 not out at the close of the innings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statistics / Statsguru / DI Gower / One-Day Internationals (Batting innings list) )〕 He was most prolific in 1983, when he scored four of his seven centuries in ODIs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statistics / Statsguru / DI Gower / One-Day Internationals (Centuries list) )〕 Three of these centuries were scored against New Zealand during the 1982–83 World Series Cup,〔 earning him the accolade of Man of the Preliminary Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Benson and Hedges World Series Cup 1982/83 )〕 In the fourth match of the competition he scored 158 runs, which in the context of ODI cricket was both his highest score,〔 and at the time, the highest score by any England batsman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Records / England / One-Day Internationals / High scores )〕 Despite playing ODI cricket for England until 1991, Gower's final century in the format came in June 1985 against Australia, when he scored 102.〔 ==Key== * * denotes that he remained not out. * denotes that he was the captain of the England team in that match. * M denotes that he was named Man of the match. * Pos. denotes his position in the batting order. * Test denotes the number of the Test match played in that series. * Inn. denotes the number of innings in the match. * H/A/N denotes whether the venue is home (England), away (opposition's home) or neutral. * Date denotes the date on which the match began. * Lost denotes that the match was lost by England. * Won denotes that the match was won by England. * Drawn denotes that the match was drawn. * S/R denotes strike rate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of international cricket centuries by David Gower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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