About Graham
Graham Gooch OBE is a former England and Essex cricket captain, widely considered one of England's greatest batsmen with 8,900 Test runs and over 100 first-class centuries. He played internationally from 1975 until retiring as England's highest run scorer at the time, with a playing career spanning around 25 years. He later served as England's batting coach. He now works as an after-dinner speaker and motivational speaker, focusing on themes of leadership and teamwork drawn from his cricket experience.
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Known for
- Playing for Essex and England
- Captaining Essex
- Captaining England
- Test cricket batting
- Scoring 8900 Test runs
- Scoring over 100 first-class centuries
- Batting coach for England
- After-dinner speaking
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