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Graham Gooch World Class Cricket is a cricket
Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
 video game developed and published by Audiogenic
Audiogenic

Audiogenic Software is one of the oldest United Kingdom game development companies, starting in 1985 out of the ashes of an earlier Audiogenic company that had been founded in the late 1970s, and finally publishing its last new title in 1997, after the core of the development team were taken over by Codemasters to create Brian Lara Cricket on...
 in 1993. It is endorsed by former England cricketer Graham Gooch
Graham Gooch

Graham Alan Gooch, Order of the British Empire is a former cricketer who Captain Essex County Cricket Club and England. He was one of the most successful international batsman of his generation....
. It is available for the Amiga
Amiga

The Amiga is a family of personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Development on the Amiga began in 1982 with Jay Miner as the principal hardware designer....
 and PC
IBM PC

The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform ....
 computer systems.

player can play either test matches
Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations....
 or one day internationals. There are three types of bowling fast
Fast bowling

Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling....
, spin
Spin bowling

Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowler s....
 and swing
Swing bowling

Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as swing bowler s. Swing bowling is generally classed as a subtype of fast bowling....
. The fielding
Fielding

Fielding may refer to:*Fielding , the action of fielders collecting the ball in cricket*Fielding, Utah*Fielding Graduate University, a graduate institution in Santa Barbara, California...
 can either be set manually or automatically. There are three difficulty settings to play at, Amateur
Amateur

An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without formal training or pay. Conversely, an expert is generally considered a person with extensive knowledge, Aptitude, and/or training in a particular area of study, while a professional is someone who also makes a living from it....
, Professional
Professional

A professional is a person who has completed a doctoral or law program or equivalent .A professional is someone who has a professional degree - a number one on the Hollingshead scale....
 and World Class.






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Graham Gooch World Class Cricket is a cricket
Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
 video game developed and published by Audiogenic
Audiogenic

Audiogenic Software is one of the oldest United Kingdom game development companies, starting in 1985 out of the ashes of an earlier Audiogenic company that had been founded in the late 1970s, and finally publishing its last new title in 1997, after the core of the development team were taken over by Codemasters to create Brian Lara Cricket on...
 in 1993. It is endorsed by former England cricketer Graham Gooch
Graham Gooch

Graham Alan Gooch, Order of the British Empire is a former cricketer who Captain Essex County Cricket Club and England. He was one of the most successful international batsman of his generation....
. It is available for the Amiga
Amiga

The Amiga is a family of personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Development on the Amiga began in 1982 with Jay Miner as the principal hardware designer....
 and PC
IBM PC

The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform ....
 computer systems.

Game play

The player can play either test matches
Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations....
 or one day internationals. There are three types of bowling fast
Fast bowling

Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling....
, spin
Spin bowling

Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowler s....
 and swing
Swing bowling

Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as swing bowler s. Swing bowling is generally classed as a subtype of fast bowling....
. The fielding
Fielding

Fielding may refer to:*Fielding , the action of fielders collecting the ball in cricket*Fielding, Utah*Fielding Graduate University, a graduate institution in Santa Barbara, California...
 can either be set manually or automatically. There are three difficulty settings to play at, Amateur
Amateur

An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without formal training or pay. Conversely, an expert is generally considered a person with extensive knowledge, Aptitude, and/or training in a particular area of study, while a professional is someone who also makes a living from it....
, Professional
Professional

A professional is a person who has completed a doctoral or law program or equivalent .A professional is someone who has a professional degree - a number one on the Hollingshead scale....
 and World Class. The game has pseudo-3D graphics with details such as the shadows of players moving as the sun moves. All test sides (in 1993) are included including a World XI team to play as. Batting averages and other statistics are included.

Versions and updates

Graham Gooch World Class Cricket has many different versions available.
  • Allan Border
    Allan Border

    Allan Robert Border, Order of Australia is a former Australian cricket teamn cricket captain. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test cricket in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh....
     cricket    : The Australian
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
     release of the game.
  • Battle for the Ashes: A cut down version made specifically for the 1993 Ashes Test series.
  • Jonty Rhodes
    Jonty Rhodes

    Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes is a former South African Test cricket and One Day International cricketer who played for the South African cricket team between 1992 and 2003....
     II - World Class Cricket    : The South African
    South Africa

    The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
     release of the game.
  • Brian Lara Cricket
    Brian Lara Cricket

    Brian Lara Cricket is the first in a series of cricket games to be endorsed by Brian Lara. There have been more games in the series, Brian Lara Cricket '96, Brian Lara Cricket '99, Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 and Brian Lara International Cricket 2007....
    : An edition that was initially only available from the Game
    Electronics Boutique

    EB Games is an international Video game retailer. First established as an American company in 1977 by James Kim with a single electronics-focused kiosk located in a suburban Philadelphia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, the company has grown into a international corporation....
     chain of stores in the UK.
  • Shane Warne '97: An updated version with substantially the same gameplay.


There were also two updates for the game.
  • Graham Gooch's Second Innings: This update disk required the original game to work, it contained all the updated statistics from 1994. The expansion also added the ability to play "classic" matches such as the 1990 test where Graham Gooch scored his highest score, 333. The ability to play as an English county
    County Championship

    The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket cricket competition in England and Wales. All but one of the teams are named after, and were originally representatives of, Historic counties of England, the exception being Glamorgan, which is a historic counties of Wales....
     team is added.
  • Graham Gooch World Class Cricket - Test Match Special Edition: This version of the game combines the original game with the 2nd Innings update.


Legacy

After Graham Gooch's World Class Cricket, Audiogenic
Audiogenic

Audiogenic Software is one of the oldest United Kingdom game development companies, starting in 1985 out of the ashes of an earlier Audiogenic company that had been founded in the late 1970s, and finally publishing its last new title in 1997, after the core of the development team were taken over by Codemasters to create Brian Lara Cricket on...
 developed Brian Lara Cricket
Brian Lara Cricket

Brian Lara Cricket is the first in a series of cricket games to be endorsed by Brian Lara. There have been more games in the series, Brian Lara Cricket '96, Brian Lara Cricket '99, Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 and Brian Lara International Cricket 2007....
 for the Sega
Sega

is a Multinational corporation video game software and hardware development company, and a home computer and console manufacturer headquartered in Ota, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan....
 Mega Drive which was licensed to Codemasters
Codemasters

Codemasters is one of the longest running United Kingdom video game developers. The CEO is Rod Cousens, formerly of Acclaim Entertainment. In 2005, Codemasters was named as the top independent games developer by Develop Magazine, an international monthly journal for video game developers....
. In 1996 Codemasters
Codemasters

Codemasters is one of the longest running United Kingdom video game developers. The CEO is Rod Cousens, formerly of Acclaim Entertainment. In 2005, Codemasters was named as the top independent games developer by Develop Magazine, an international monthly journal for video game developers....
 took over the Audiogenic
Audiogenic

Audiogenic Software is one of the oldest United Kingdom game development companies, starting in 1985 out of the ashes of an earlier Audiogenic company that had been founded in the late 1970s, and finally publishing its last new title in 1997, after the core of the development team were taken over by Codemasters to create Brian Lara Cricket on...
 development team and then went on to release a series of cricket games under the Brian Lara
Brian Lara

Brian Charles Lara is a former West Indian cricketer, who is widely regarded as one of the finest batsmen ever. This elegant left handed batsman topped the Test cricket batting LG ICC cricket ratings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records....
 and Shane Warne
Shane Warne

Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer who is widely regarded as the greatest leg spin Bowler in the history of cricket....
 brands.

See also

  • Graham Gooch
    Graham Gooch

    Graham Alan Gooch, Order of the British Empire is a former cricketer who Captain Essex County Cricket Club and England. He was one of the most successful international batsman of his generation....
  • Audiogenic
    Audiogenic

    Audiogenic Software is one of the oldest United Kingdom game development companies, starting in 1985 out of the ashes of an earlier Audiogenic company that had been founded in the late 1970s, and finally publishing its last new title in 1997, after the core of the development team were taken over by Codemasters to create Brian Lara Cricket on...
  • Brian Lara Cricket series
    Brian Lara Cricket series

    The Brian Lara Cricket series is a series of six cricket video games that are endorsed by the West Indies cricketer Brian Lara and published by Codemasters....


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