Gould to bid adieu at Headingley

Before Gary Pratt there was Ian Gould. The English umpire will be in the middle for the final time in India’s clash with Sri Lanka at Headingley.

An accomplished wicket-keeper, Gould was part of the squad that toured Australia in 1982/83, and in the fourth Test came onto the field as a substitute during Australia’s chase of 292 for victory in the Test and the series.

However it is as an umpire that he has perhaps become best known. For more than a decade he has been a fixture on the international circuit, notable for his practice of not employing a standard ball counter, instead using six Bahraini Dinars to count deliveries.

Gould finishes his career having umpired 74 Tests in all, while this will be his 140th ODI.