was awarded an MBE in 1998. Gover continued to be principal at his school until 1989, and he wrote widely on cricket right up to his death, in London, at the age of 93 in 2001. At the time of his death Gover was the oldest surviving Test cricketer, and his death left Bob Appleyard as the only living bowler who had ever taken 200 wickets in an English season. He was President of the Lord's Taverners in 1974 and President of Surrey for 1980. He was cremated at Putney Vale Crematorium. References External links Cricinfo obituary Wisden obituary Frank Tyson, In the Eye of the Typhoon, The Parrs Wood Press, 2004 1908 births 2001 deaths English cricket coaches England Test cricketers English cricketers London Counties cricketers Surrey cricketers Players cricketers North v South cricketers Bedfordshire cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year Members of the Order of the British Empire Presidents of Surrey County Cricket Club Burials at Putney Vale Cemetery English cricketers of 1919 to 1945 H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers L. H. Tennyson's XI cricket team