Patrick Gouge
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| Full name | Patrick Bartholomew Gouge | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 2003 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-break | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman/Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 21) | 28 July 2023 v Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 May 2026 v Guernsey | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Bartholomew Gouge (born 3 February 2003) is an English-born cricketer who plays for Jersey. He has also played for Durham University.
Early life and education
[edit]Gouge was born 3 February 2003 in Cambridge, England.[1][2]
He attended Durham University,[3][4] where he studied geography.[5]
Career
[edit]Having previously represented Jersey at under-19s level[1][6] and played for Durham University,[3] Gouge made his senior international debut for the island against Denmark at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 28 July 2023.[7]
On 2 September 2023, he made a score of 14 opening the batting as Jersey beat Guernsey by 173 runs in the Inter-Insular 50-over match.[8][9]
Later that month, he was part of the Jersey squad which won their group to reach finals week at the T10 2023 European Cricket Championship in Málaga, Spain,[10] hitting 50 in the island's match against Bulgaria.[11]
Gouge scored his maiden T20I half-century in the first match of a double-header with Spain on 14 April 2024. Opening the batting, he hit 52 runs off 38 balls before continuing his good form into the second game of the event, held at La Manga, Cartagena, Spain, by bludgeoning 48 from just 27 deliveries.[12][13][14]
He was among the 14-man squad named for the 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier to be held in Germany in July 2024.[15] Gouge kept wicket in the opening match against Serbia and carried out his first international stumping.[16]
Gouge was selected in the Jersey squad to face the Zimbabwe A Under-25 team in two one-day matches at New Farnley Cricket Club in Yorkshire, England, in August 2024.[17] The following month he scored 17 off 12 balls as Jersey defeated Guernsey by two wickets in the 2024 Inter-Insular Trophy one-day match.[18] Later in September he was named in Jersey's 14-player squad for the 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Kenya[19] and made his List A debut in the islanders' opening match against the hosts.[20][21]
He was named in the Jersey squad for the 2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final in the Netherlands.[22]
On 25 April 2026, playing for his club side, St Ouen Springfield in a 40 over Jersey Premier League match against RGA Walkovers, Gouge scored 207 from 121 balls including striking 18 4s and 12 6s.[23]
Gouge was included in the Jersey squad for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier A in Cyprus.[24] Opening the batting during his team's first group stage match against Switzerland, he scored 33 not out off 19 balls, including hitting four 4s and one 6, in a nine-wicket win.[25][26] In their third group match against France, Gouge made his second T20I half-century, compiling 54 from 34 balls, including striking three 4s and four 6s, as they won by eight-wickets.[27][28] The next day, in their last group match against Croatia, he made 58 off 29 balls, an innings which featured four 4s and four 6s, and shared in a 142 run opening partnership with Harrison Carlyon, as Jersey secured a 109 run victory to clinch a place in the tournament final.[29][30] Gouge scored 22 from 12 balls during Jersey's four-wicket win over Guernsey in the final.[31]
On 15 July 2026, Gouge made 95 off 110 balls, including hitting 10 4s and two 6s, for Jersey in a 50 over match against Nepal at Grainville.[32][33]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Profile of Patrick Gouge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "Players Patrick Gouge". Wisden. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- 1 2 Pilnick, Brent (25 June 2024). "Jersey boss aims to boost players' English exposure". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ "DUCC members bowling away competitors on representative duties". Durham University. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ "Patrick Gouge". LinkedIn. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ Lyall, Rod (22 September 2021). "Scotland put Jersey's U19s in a spin". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ "T20 World Cup Qualifier: Jersey beat Denmark by 28 runs to end tournament on a high". BBC Sport. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "Jersey's young players impress after big 50-over win in Guernsey". BBC Sport. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ Morris, Michael (4 September 2023). "Jersey Cricket's inter-insular win comes at 'exciting time' for the sport". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ "MacRae 'delighted' with young squad's T10 performance". Jersey Evening Post. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "European Cricket Championship: Jersey thrash Belgium and Bulgaria". BBC Sport. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ Corbel, Elliot (16 April 2024). "Learning lessons in La Manga for Jersey Cricket". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "Jersey beaten twice by Spain in opening matches of 2024". BBC Sport. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ Beswick, Daniel (17 April 2024). "Spain claim rankings-boosting 2-0 win over Jersey". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ↑ "Jersey pick squad for T20 World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ "Jersey vs Serbia". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ Corbel, Elliot (31 July 2024). "Gouge gets his chance to make an impression". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Great Scott! Simpson seals victory at the death". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ↑ "Jersey Men's Squad Announced for ICC CWC Challenge League". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ "Jersey vs Kenya". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ↑ "Patel stars as Jersey lose to hosts Kenya in opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ↑ "Jersey Cricket name 15-man Squad for T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Gouge scores historic double hundred as SOS demolish Walkovers". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey Squad For ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey make swift work of the Swiss". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey thrash Switzerland in T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey topple Les Bleus". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey beat France to take control of qualifying group". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey produce record score in Croatia battering". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Record-breaking Jersey make T20 World Cup Qualifier final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey edge past Guernsey to win T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey lose to Nepal in rain-affected match". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey growing in confidence, says batter Gouge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2026.