Doug Gott

Douglas Lawrence Gott (born 30 June 1950 in Melbourne) is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for Collingwood in the VFL and cricket for Victoria.

Doug Gott
Born	Douglas Lawrence Gott (1950-06-30) 30 June 1950 Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Australian rules football career Personal information Original team(s) Ivanhoe Amateurs (VAFA) Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) Weight 85 kg (187 lb) Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1969–1977 Collingwood 97 (26) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1977. Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1973–74	Victoria
First-class debut	30 November 1973 Victoria v New Zealanders
Last First-class	18 January 1974 Victoria v New South Wales
Only List A	11 November 1973 Victoria v Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 4 1 Runs scored 33 34 Batting average – – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 21* 34* Balls bowled 824 64 Wickets 9 0 Bowling average 45.33 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 2/28 0/20 Catches/stumpings 4/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 December 2009

A left footed defender, Gott also played several games as a centre half forward. He played in the drawn 1977 VFL Grand Final but didn't appear in the replay due to a cracked kneecap. It turned out to be a career-ending injury and he never managed another senior game.

Gott was also a talented cricketer and played in four first-class matches for Victoria in the 1973–74 summer and took nine wickets.

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

References

• Doug Gott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Doug Gott at AustralianFootball.com
• Cricinfo: Doug Gott