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.

Full name: Darren Gough
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