| Full name: | Alfred Richard Gover |
| Born: | 29th February 1908, Woodcote, Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Died: | 7th October 2001, Wansdworth, Surrey, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Biography: | Awarded MBE in 1998 New Year's Honours for services to cricket |
| Relations: | Brother-in-law: EA Watts; Son: JCL Gover |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1936-1946); Surrey (Main FC: 1928-1947); Bedfordshire (Minor Counties Championship: 1948); Surrey Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1928-1932); All teams |
| Surrey cap: 1930 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1937 | |
| Surrey benefit season: 1940 (cancelled) | |
| Surrey benefit season: 1946 (Joint with H.T.Barling, also in 1947) | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1936-1946) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Test Career Bowling (1936-1946) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 816 | 26 | 359 | 8 | 3-85 | 44.87 | 0 | 0 | 102.00 | 2.63 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1928-1948) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 362 | 414 | 167 | 2312 | 41* | 9.36 | 0 | 0 | 171 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1928-1948) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 74503 | 2121 | 36753 | 1555 | 8-34 | 23.63 | 95 | 17 | 47.91 | 2.95 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1928-1948) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 17 | 17 | 4 | 69 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1928-1948) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 2659 | 82 | 1266 | 96 | 7-24 | 13.18 | 9 | 2 | 27.69 | 2.85 |