Gausden"s batting style is unknown. Gausden made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1847. He made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1851.
In his five first-class matches, he scored 41 runs at an average of 5.85, with a high score of 17.
He died at Street Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex in 1886.