Gough back with a bang
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Gough plays his first competitive cricket for nine months
County Championship D2, Headingley, day one: Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
Yorkshire paceman Darren Gough has taken a wicket in his first over of competitive cricket for nine months on the opening day of the county season.
A knee injury had sidleined the England spearhead from all forms of cricket since the NatWest Series final against India in July last year.
Gough’s future then looked in serious doubt when he was sent home from the Ashes after not responding to months of rehabilitation.
But the 32-year-old was quickly back into his stride at Headingley, having Northants opener Mark Powell caught behind for a duck.
A club spokesman told the BBC Sport website Gough had been training well in the lead-up to the new season.
“Darren has impressed everyone lately,” he said.
“He’s in great form and is raring to go.”
Gough will share the strike load with Matthew Hoggard, who will also be looking to push his England claims after a disappointing winter.