Results tagged “Graham Gooch”

It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

He has 100 centuries to his name but Mark Ramprakash might always be seen as the nearly man of English cricket.

With 33,244 first-class runs in a 20 year career, Ramprakash has been one of the heaviest scorers in the domestic game but never hit those heights in the test arena.

One of England's all-time greats hopes the Ashes win will inspire the next generation of budding cricketers - but the players who achieved it should relish the feeling for years.

Former England captain Graham Gooch firmly believes for many of England's players the 2-1 series win will be the pinnacle of their careers.