Paul Gover
Encyclopedia
Paul Nicholas Gover was an English
cricket
er. He was a left-handed batsman who played for the Hampshire Cricket Board
.
Gover, who had made his debut cricketing appearance in 1986 for the English Schools Cricket Association and Marylebone Cricket Club Schools, played for Hampshire Under-19s the following season. He made his Second XI debut for Hampshire
in 1988, playing in the competition until 1994.
Gover played for the Hampshire Cricket Board in the Minor Counties Trophy between 1998 and 2002, and made three List-A appearances for the side, between 2001 and 2002.
In three List-A innings, Gover scored 44 runs, including a top score of 34 on his debut performance, against Ireland. His final List-A appearance came against Staffordshire
in the 2nd Round of 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
, which was played in 2002.
Between 2002 and 2008, Gover played for Havant Cricket Club
in the Southern Premier League and Cockspur Cup, a competition in which the side reached the semi-final in 2005.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a left-handed batsman who played for the Hampshire Cricket Board
Hampshire Cricket Board
The Hampshire Cricket Board was formed in 1996 and is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Hampshire...
.
Gover, who had made his debut cricketing appearance in 1986 for the English Schools Cricket Association and Marylebone Cricket Club Schools, played for Hampshire Under-19s the following season. He made his Second XI debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in 1988, playing in the competition until 1994.
Gover played for the Hampshire Cricket Board in the Minor Counties Trophy between 1998 and 2002, and made three List-A appearances for the side, between 2001 and 2002.
In three List-A innings, Gover scored 44 runs, including a top score of 34 on his debut performance, against Ireland. His final List-A appearance came against Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 2nd Round of 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 29 August 2002 and 30 August 2003. The competition was won by Gloucestershire who beat the Worcestershire by 7 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
, which was played in 2002.
Between 2002 and 2008, Gover played for Havant Cricket Club
Havant Cricket Club
Havant Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based at Havant, Hampshire. The club's first team plays in the Southern Premier Cricket League, which is one of the ECB Premier Leagues that are the highest level of the amateur, recreational sport in England and Wales.The club, founded in 1882,...
in the Southern Premier League and Cockspur Cup, a competition in which the side reached the semi-final in 2005.
External links
- Paul Gover at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Paul Gover at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...