Opener Gooch 's decision comes towards the end of a season in which he has underlined his consistency by becoming the leading scorer in Essex 's history , beating Keith Fletcher 's aggregate of 29,434 .
<response> Opener <person>Gooch</person> 's decision comes towards the end of a season in which he has underlined his consistency by becoming the leading scorer in <organization>Essex</organization> 's history , beating <person>Keith Fletcher</person> 's aggregate of 29,434 . </response>