England fast bowler Darren Gough retired from Test cricket on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old had just returned to the Test side, after a year out with a long-term knee injury, which needed three operations, but struggled in the first and second Tests against South Africa.
Mohandas Menon presents a statistical account of the Yorkshireman's career.
Born: 18th September 1970, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast
Tests: 58 (from 1994 to 2003)
Darren Gough in Test matches:
| Against | M | B | Md | R | W | Ave | Best | 5WI | 10M | SR | ER |
| Aust | 17 | 3909 | 125 | 2280 | 74 | 30.81 | 6/49 | 4 | - | 52.82 | 3.50 |
| NZ | 4 | 1052 | 38 | 513 | 25 | 20.52 | 5/40 | 1 | - | 42.08 | 2.93 |
| Pak | 5 | 1018 | 31 | 548 | 24 | 22.83 | 5/61 | 1 | - | 42.42 | 3.23 |
| SA | 16 | 3026 | 94 | 1656 | 43 | 38.51 | 6/42 | 2 | - | 70.37 | 3.28 |
| SL | 4 | 672 | 21 | 376 | 16 | 23.50 | 4/50 | - | - | 42.00 | 3.36 |
| WI | 8 | 1463 | 39 | 785 | 31 | 25.32 | 5/109 | 1 | - | 47.19 | 3.22 |
| Zim | 4 | 681 | 22 | 345 | 16 | 21.56 | 4/40 | - | - | 42.56 | 3.04 |
| TOTAL | 58 | 11821 | 370 | 6503 | 229 | 28.40 | 6/42 | 9 | - | 51.62 | 3.30 |
Top Test wicket-takers for England:
| Bowler | Wkts | For | M | B | R | Ave | Best | SR | RPO | 10 | 5 |
| IT Botham | 383 | Eng | 102 | 21815 | 10878 | 28.40 | 8/34 | 56.96 | 2.99 | 4 | 27 |
| RGD Willis | 325 | Eng | 90 | 17357 | 8190 | 25.20 | 8/43 | 53.41 | 2.83 | 0 | 16 |
| FS Trueman | 307 | Eng | 67 | 15178 | 6625 | 21.58 | 8/31 | 49.44 | 2.62 | 3 | 17 |
| DL Underwood | 297 | Eng | 86 | 21862 | 7674 | 25.84 | 8/51 | 73.61 | 2.11 | 6 | 17 |
| JB Statham | 252 | Eng | 70 | 16056 | 6261 | 24.85 | 7/39 | 63.71 | 2.34 | 1 | 9 |
| AV Bedser | 236 | Eng | 51 | 15918 | 5876 | 24.90 | 7/44 | 67.45 | 2.21 | 5 | 15 |
| AR Caddick | 234 | Eng | 62 | 13558 | 6999 | 29.91 | 7/46 | 57.94 | 3.10 | 1 | 13 |
| D Gough | 229 | Eng | 58 | 11821 | 6503 | 28.40 | 6/42 | 51.62 | 3.30 | 0 | 9 |
| JA Snow | 202 | Eng | 49 | 12021 | 5387 | 26.67 | 7/40 | 59.51 | 2.69 | 1 | 8 |