James Edward Gooden was an Australian cricketer. He played in ten first-class matches for South Australia between 1872 and 1893.
Occupation
cricketer
Citizenship
Australia
Born
December 23, 1845
Died
July 17, 1913
Overview
James Edward Gooden (23 December 1845 – 17 July 1913) was an Australian cricketer. He played in ten first-class matches for South Australia between 1872 and 1893.
Born in Brentford, England in 1845, Gooden emigrated with his parents to Adelaide in 1848, where his father became one of the first basket makers in the colony.
Club cricket
Called "a good batsman and field", Gooden made his senior Adelaide club debut in 1861 with the Eastern Suburban club before moving to Norwood Cricket Club, scoring 3427 runs at 23.63 for Norwood until his retirement in 1896. He was a Norwood delegate to the first ever South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) Committee of Management meeting on 5 July 1871 and played in the first ever match organised by SACA. Chosen in the "British born" team against the "Colonial born" team, the match commenced on 11 November 1872 at the Saint Peter's College Ground (the Adelaide Oval was not yet ready for matches).
Gooden was heavily involved in coaching young cricketers and Australian Test cricketer George Giffen would later claim that Gooden's coaching and encouragement was an important factor in his success.
