Gower

[gou-er, gawr, gohr]

noun

1. John, 1325?–1408, English poet.

Gower

¹

/ ˈɡaʊə /

noun

1. David ( Ivon ). born 1957, English cricketer: played in 117 test matches (1978–1992), 32 as captain; scored 8,231 test runs

2. John. ?1330–1408, English poet, noted particularly for his tales of love, the Confessio Amantis

Gower

²

/ ˈɡaʊə /

noun

1. a peninsula in S Wales, in Swansea county on the Bristol Channel: mainly agricultural with several resorts

Example Sentences

Former England captain David Gower said Bird will be "remembered as one of the best umpires ever to take the field".

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"He certainly set himself high standards as an umpire, but that smile on his face at all times - whether he's giving you out or not out, whatever he was doing out in the middle - you just knew that Dickie was in the place that he loved best," Gower told the BBC.

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It was England's highest total in ODIs for three years and their best effort at home since 2018, while Bethell's ton, in his 33rd international innings, made him England's second-youngest ODI centurion after David Gower.

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Geoffrey Boycott has not played for 40 years and is still one of the most famous cricketers in the country, David Gower's cover drive made grown men weep.

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It was the UK's first ever Ironman Pro Series event, which included a 1.2-mile swim in Prince of Wales Dock, a 56-mile bike course through the coastal roads and countryside of Gower, and a 13.1-mile run along the Mumbles.

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