1. Ian James Gould was born on 19 August 1957 and is an English former first-class cricketer and a former member of the ICC Elite Panel of cricket umpires.
11 Facts About Ian Gould
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Ian Gould previously served as the chairman of English football club Burnham FC.
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On 6 July 2019, Ian Gould retired from umpiring, after officiating in the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka.
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Ian Gould returned to Middlesex as a county coach between 1991 and 2000.
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Ian Gould toured the West Indies with the England Young Cricketers in 1976.
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Ian Gould played 18 One Day Internationals for England in 1983, including that year's World Cup as a wicket-keeper.
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Ian Gould played cricket in Devon, where he represented Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth but struggled to find form on the slower wickets in the South West.
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Ian Gould was promoted to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires in 2009.
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Ian Gould stood in the high voltage India vs Pakistan semi-final at Mohali in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
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Ian Gould was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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Ian Gould played football as a goalkeeper representing Slough Town and Arsenal, thus earning himself the nickname "Gunner".