General News
31 January, 2025
A hard one to dismiss
COOPER Gooding is the young man they (virtually) can’t dismiss. The Boort Yando junior star has compiled 415 runs this season at an average of 207.5. Until two weeks ago, in round seven, Gooding had not been out. By that time, he had made 239...
COOPER Gooding is the young man they (virtually) can’t dismiss.
The Boort Yando junior star has compiled 415 runs this season at an average of 207.5.
Until two weeks ago, in round seven, Gooding had not been out.
By that time, he had made 239 runs, with a lowest score of 30 retired not out. In the two matches since, he has been dismissed – but not before making 89 and 86 respectively against Kingower and Wedderburn Band.
It begs the question: how many runs would Gooding have made if not being retired week after week?
This is how his season has progressed – 64 not out, 31 retired not out, 30 retired not out, 31 retired not out, 33 retired not out, and 51 retired not out, before the two 80s.
Gooding, remarkably, has made more than a third of his team’s runs for the season.
For good measure, he leads the junior fielding table with eight dismissals, seven as wicketkeeper. Add three wickets at 7.33, and you have a season of staggering feats.
However, to bring Gooding back to earth somewhat, his senior batting total of 33 runs has come at a average of just 8.25.