"1985 English cricket season The 1985 English cricket season was the 86th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. England recovered The Ashes against an Australian team that had lost several players to a ""rebel tour"" of South Africa. The Britannic Assurance County Championship was won by Middlesex. England won the Ashes thanks to the batting of Mike Gatting, Tim Robinson and David Gower; and some excellent seam bowling by Richard Ellison. As in 1981, this was another disappointing Australian team, but their recovery was complete by the time of their next visit in 1989. Zimbabwe made"
"England cricket captain Mike Gatting. Gatting came through the youth ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion garnering a reputation as a prolific goalscorer. Gatting made his first team debut against Southampton on 2 January 2006. On 13 September 2007, Gatting joined Conference National side Woking on loan for 3 months after finding first-team opportunities at the Albion difficult after the arrival of summer signing Nicky Forster. Gatting returned to Brighton in December 2007 and once again found it difficult to find first-team opportunities. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Gatting joined Conference South side Bognor Regis Town on a"
"season, it was announced that Gatting was one of three players who were being released by Hampshire as their contracts expired. He had played two seasons after leaving Sussex. Joe Gatting Joe Stephen Gatting (born 25 November 1987) is a first-class cricketer and former footballer who played for Hampshire until he was released at the end of the 2015 season. Gatting previously played football for Brighton & Hove Albion as a striker before being released on 31 October 2008. He however returned to football part-time for one season with Whitehawk. Gatting attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove, followed by"
"Joe Gatting Joe Stephen Gatting (born 25 November 1987) is a first-class cricketer and former footballer who played for Hampshire until he was released at the end of the 2015 season. Gatting previously played football for Brighton & Hove Albion as a striker before being released on 31 October 2008. He however returned to football part-time for one season with Whitehawk. Gatting attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove, followed by Brighton College. Gatting has also played for Sussex County Cricket Club's academy. Gatting is the son of former Brighton & Hove Albion defender Steve Gatting and nephew of former"
"month's loan. After failing to make an appearance during the 2008–09 season, Gatting was released from Brighton on 31 October 2008, before leaving football altogether to take up a career in cricket. Gatting semi-returned to football however in 2010, signing part-time for Whitehawk. In season 2014 - 2015 he is playing for Peacehaven & Telscombe FC, members of the Ryman Isthmian Football League. Joe decided to quit professional football and signed non-contract terms with Sussex, following his uncle, Mike Gatting into cricket. Gatting scored a century on his debut for Sussex making 110 against Surrey in the Pro ARCH Trophy"
"Gatting and Fred Titmus. By the time he was dismissed on 93, to that time his highest first-class score, made in 90 minutes with 12 fours and four sixes, Middlesex had built a 136-run lead. Edmonds then took two catches to help hinder Northamptonshire's run chase, turning what earlier looked like a sizeable defeat into a draw. Edmonds' first captain at Middlesex was Mike Brearley, who led the county to four championship victories (in 1976, 1977 - shared with Kent, 1980 and 1982) and also captained England. Brearley was succeeded by Mike Gatting who guided Middlesex to championship success in"
"the county between 2005 and 2006 against Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. His brother Mark played first-class cricket for Sussex and Derbyshire, as well as List A cricket for the Sussex Cricket Board. Additionally, he also represented Buckinghamshire in Minor Counties cricket. His other brother Keith played first-class cricket for Sussex, Matabeleland and Glamorgan. He also played List A cricket for Wales Minor Counties. Jonathan Newell Jonathan James Newell (born 30 September 1978) is a former English cricketer. Newell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Crawley, Sussex. Newell represented the Sussex Cricket Board in"
"19 Minor Counties Championship matches and 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his only List A appearance against Warwickshire in the 1994 NatWest Trophy. In this match he scored an unbeaten 14 runs, while with the ball he took the wicket of Trevor Penney for the cost of 67 runs from 11 overs. Keith Standring Keith Standring (born 17 May 1965) is a former English cricketer. Standring was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. Standring played for Luton Town CC from 19 till he was 36 winning the Herts League on 2"
"Mike Griffith Mike Grenville Griffith, (born 25 November 1943) is a former English first-class cricketer, who played for and captained Sussex County Cricket Club. A middle-order right-handed batsman, he also kept wicket occasionally. Griffith was born at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, the son of the Sussex and England wicket-keeper and cricket administrator Billy Griffith, and was educated at Marlborough College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He played first for Sussex in 1962, then for Cambridge University for three years from 1963, winning his blue all three years. In 1968 he was appointed county captain with Jim Parks junior, and was then sole captain"
"58 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 14 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. During this second spell with the county, he made a further 4 List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1995 NatWest Trophy. In his total of 5 List A matches for Norfolk, he took 6 wickets which came at an average of 38.33, with best figures of 3/40. He retired from county cricket at the end of the 1995 season. Rodney Bunting Rodney Alan Bunting (born 25 April 1965) is a former English cricketer. Bunting was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He"
"was dismissed for 4 runs by Ricardo Ellcock. Keith Trotter Keith Trotter (born 18 January 1962) is a former English cricketer. Trotter was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Silksworth, County Durham. Trotter made his debut for Durham against Cumberland in 1988 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham in 1988 and 1989, making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his only List A appearance against Middlesex in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In this match, he took the wickets of Mike Gatting and Mark Ramprakash for the cost of 60 runs"
"Keith Trotter Keith Trotter (born 18 January 1962) is a former English cricketer. Trotter was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Silksworth, County Durham. Trotter made his debut for Durham against Cumberland in 1988 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham in 1988 and 1989, making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his only List A appearance against Middlesex in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In this match, he took the wickets of Mike Gatting and Mark Ramprakash for the cost of 60 runs from 12 overs, while with the bat he"
"county, having made a total of eight first-class appearances for Derbyshire, scoring 384 runs at an average of 32.00, while taking 16 catches. With his opportunities limited at Derbyshire, he also appeared in Minor counties cricket for Suffolk in this season, making his debut Staffordshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy, making three further appearances in that season's competition, plus a single appearance in the Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. He was released by Derbyshire following the 2009 season, but continued to feature in Minor counties cricket with Suffolk, making five Minor Counties Championship and four MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He"
"for four years (1969-1972). He stood down from the captaincy after 1972. Griffith took part in several lesser cricket tours, none of them including representative cricket. He also played frequently for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) sides. He was the President of MCC for 2012-3. An all-round sportsman, he played hockey for both Cambridge University and England and also won a Blue for rackets. Mike Griffith Mike Grenville Griffith, (born 25 November 1943) is a former English first-class cricketer, who played for and captained Sussex County Cricket Club. A middle-order right-handed batsman, he also kept wicket occasionally. Griffith was born"
"averaged under thirty with the ball in both first-class and List A cricket, but he did not bowl with great frequency in International cricket. Perhaps his finest bowling performance was against South Africa during the final One Day International of the 1989/90 rebel England tour to South Africa where his 6/26 helped England to a comfortable 134-run victory. Gatting was named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 1984. In 1987, he was awarded an OBE. He retired from first-class cricket in 1998 and has since worked as a coach and commentator. He is also a Past"
"County Cricket Club batsman John Cartledge (1855–1907). Coincidentally, Cartledge's only Test match appearance was cut short by Burton Joyce-born Alfred Shaw (1842–1907) in 1878; Shaw was an eminent Victorian cricketer known for his captaincy of England in four Test matches on the all-professional tour of Australia (1881–82). Media figures include Hollywood film producer Jack Kitchin (1901–1983), ballet critic Peter Williams (1914–1995), Sherrie Hewson (born 1950), known for her frequent performances in the soap opera ""Coronation Street"", and Matthew Horne (born 1978), an actor and comedian best known for his leading role in the sitcom ""Gavin & Stacey"". Other figures of"
"by the country. Paul Downton started his career at Kent as part of this line of players and the teams' current wicket-keeper, Sam Billings, has made one-day appearances for England. Overseas players who have made a significant contribution to Kent cricket include West Indians John Shepherd, Eldine Baptiste, Bernard Julien and Carl Hooper and Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal all of whom played multiple seasons for the county. South Africans Martin van Jaarsveld, Justin Kemp and Andrew Hall have done the same, as has Australian Andrew Symonds. Other great world cricketers to have played for the county for single seasons include"
"from 17 overs, while in their second-innings he bowled 5 wicket-less overs for the cost of 19 runs. He continued to play Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire, before leaving the county at the end of the 1996 season, having made 6 Minor Counties Championship and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He joined Hertfordshire in 1997, making his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy against Lincolnshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1997 to 1999, playing 11 Minor Counties Championship matches and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He first appeared in List A cricket for Hertfordshire"
"counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1956 to 1976, which included 95 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1964, he made his List A debut against Essex in the Gillette Cup. He played four further List A matches for Cambridgeshire, the last coming against Buckinghamshire in 1972. In his five List A matches, he scored 14 runs at a batting average of 7.00, with a high score of 8. With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 32.00, with best figures of 2/34. In his youth he played field hockey for Cambridgeshire. His eldest son Nigel has played"
"Saffrons in Eastbourne, Sussex. His 6 first-class wickets came at an average of 45.33, with him taking best figures of 4/76. He died in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire on 15 July 1975. Jack Whiting John George Benjamin 'Jack' Whiting (19 February 1894 – 15 July 1975) was an English cricketer. Whiting's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast bowler. He was born in Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire. Whiting made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1920 to 1922, making 13 Minor Counties Championship appearances. Whiting"
"Mike Gatting. Slack made just two runs in the two innings of his Test debut at Port-of-Spain. As a result he was dropped for the next two Tests, but returned in the Fifth Test to make a tidy 52, partnering Graham Gooch in an opening stand of 127. His third and final Test came at Headingley against India in 1986. He again failed to impress but had a successful county season by topping 1,000 runs once more. This won him a place in the England squad for the Ashes tour of Australia in 1986–87. He did not play a Test"
"Liam Botham Liam James Botham (born 26 August 1977) is an English former cricket, rugby union and rugby league footballer. He is the son of England cricketer Ian Botham. Botham was born in Doncaster and initially followed in his father's footsteps, playing county cricket for Hampshire. He played 3 matches in the 1996 season. He took the wicket of former England captain Mike Gatting on his County Championship début. After retiring from rugby, there were signs that he might return to playing competitive cricket; in 2006 he played in an England XI victory against Lancashire in a testimonial match for"
"the county in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. Golding became a P.E. teacher after leaving the professional game. He worked at Abbeyfield School in Chippenham, Wiltshire and, as of October 2017, is Teacher in charge of cricket at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire. James Golding James Matthew Golding (born 19 July 1977) is a former English professional cricketer. He was born in Canterbury in Kent and played for Kent County Cricket Club, Kent Cricket Board and Wiltshire County Cricket Club between 1998 and 2009. Golding made his debut for Kent's Second XI in 1995 before making his First-class cricket debut"
"James Golding James Matthew Golding (born 19 July 1977) is a former English professional cricketer. He was born in Canterbury in Kent and played for Kent County Cricket Club, Kent Cricket Board and Wiltshire County Cricket Club between 1998 and 2009. Golding made his debut for Kent's Second XI in 1995 before making his First-class cricket debut for the county in 1999 against the touring New Zealanders. He signed as a professional member of Kent's playing staff at the end of the 1999 season.He played List A cricket for Kent Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy before going on"
"played his earliest cricket in England with Suffolk in the Minor Counties Championship, having been educated in the county at Framlingham College. He then qualified for Northamptonshire. He made his debut for Northamptonshire in 1960, and made such a favourable impression that he was picked for the non-Test playing tour of New Zealand that winter and proved the ""great success"" with thirty-six wickets for under fifteen runs apiece With the retirement of Tyson, Tribe and Manning, he became the county's leading wicket-taker in 1961 with 70 for 19.87 apiece in a summer unfavourable to bowlers. The following season saw Larter"
"Gloucestershire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 32 runs at an average of 10.66, with a high score of 13. His brother, Gordon, played List A and Minor counties cricket for Suffolk. Michael Morgan (cricketer, born 1952) Michael Morgan (born 30 September 1952) is a Scottish born former English cricketer. Morgan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian. Morgan made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1974 to 1987, which included"
"cricket. He took trials as a right-winger at Aston Villa, but began working at the Rootes car factory. He joined Warwickshire in 1952, aged 17. He began his cricket career as a batsman, preferring to open the batting, became an all-rounder, batting further down the order, and ended as a bowler. He was very successful in first-class cricket, playing for Warwickshire from 1952–69, for Somerset from 1970–76, and for Glamorgan in 1977. He made his first-class debut in Warwickshire's last county championship match of the 1952 season, against Nottinghamshire, scoring 82 and 22 not out. This remains the highest county"
"in the 1990 NatWest Trophy. He made 3 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. In his 4 List A matches for Suffolk, he took 5 wickets at an average of 25.00, with best figures of 2/15. He later joined Northumberland, playing Minor counties cricket for the county from 1997 to 1999, making 16 Minor Counties Championship and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. Andrew Golding Andrew Kenneth Golding (born 5 October 1963) is a former English cricketer. Golding was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He"
"26 with the bat but failed to take a wicket. Latham's son Patrick Latham has played List A and Minor Counties cricket for Cambridgeshire and had second eleven matches in 1998 for both Durham and Somerset. Mike Latham Michael Edward Latham (born 14 January 1939) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1961 and 1962. He also played for Northumberland for many years in the Minor Counties and appeared for them in one List A match in 1971. He was born in Birmingham. A right-handed lower-order batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, Latham played for Gloucestershire's second eleven in 1959 and 1960"
"the County Championship for Nottinghamshire: all of his 54 centuries were for the county, and all but one (the 200 not out against Cambridge University) were in Championship matches. For Nottinghamshire, his batting average was a shade over 40; his comparative lack of success in his few other matches brought his career average back to 39.53. In addition to his batting, Keeton was also highly rated as an outfielder, often at third man; he was not a bowler at all, and took only two wickets in his entire career, both of them in the last throes of a tame draw"
"county, the last coming against Suffolk in the 1979 Gillette Cup. In his nine List A appearances for the county, he scored 254 runs at a batting average of 31.75, with three half centuries and a high score of 88. This came against Kent in the 1972 Gillette Cup. He played the majority of his List A matches not for Buckinghamshire, but for the Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West teams, making eight and four appearances respectively. For Minor Counties South, he scored 126 runs at an average of 15.75, with a single half century high score of 56."
"11 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Durham in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made nine further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his ten List A matches, he scored 224 runs at an average of 22.40, with a high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West. He four appearances Minor Counties West in the 1978 Benson & Hedges"
"14 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He played his first List A match for Lincolnshire in the 1997 NatWest Trophy against Derbyshire. He went on to make four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. In his five List A appearances for the county, he scored 125 runs at an average of 25.00, with a high score of 52. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 4/16. Playing Minor counties cricket for the majority of his career allowed him"