Career
He previously also served as the chairman of English football club Burnham Football Club.
Gould represented Middlesex (1975–1980 and 1996), Sussex (1981–1991) and Auckland in 1979/80 as a left-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He captained Sussex in 1987. He returned to Middlesex as a county coach between 1991 and 2000.
Gould toured the West Indies with the England Young Cricketers in 1976.
He played 18 One Day Internationals for England in 1983 including that year"s World Cup as a wicketkeeper/batsman. Wicket keeper Bob Taylor represented England in Test matches during 1983.
Gould also played cricket in Devon, where he represented Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth but struggled to find form on the slower wickets in the South West. He umpired his first Test match – South Africa v Bangladesh at Bloemfontein, 19–22 November 2008.
He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
He stood in his 100th ODI match during the World Cup, for the Australia v Sri Lanka game in Pool A.
As of 21 March 2016:
Gould played football as a goalkeeper representing Slough Town and Arsenal, thus earning himself the nickname "Gunner". Gould"s passion for football was reaffirmed in July 2009 when he took over as chairman of Southern League club Burnham. In a press briefing, Gould confirmed to reporters that he was in it for the long haul, with the objective of pushing the Club towards Conference League football.
More importantly, Gould is intent on developing the corporate side of the Burnham brand and conference centre facilities.
