Leonard Gilbert

Leonard Gilbert
Personal information
Born(1908-01-23)23 January 1908
Epsom, Surrey, England
Died25 June 1974(1974-06-25) (aged 66)
Surrey, England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2016

Leonard Gilbert (23 January 1908 – 25 June 1974) was an English cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy between 1934 and 1936. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Early life and career

Gilbert was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. He moved to India in the early 1930s and worked as a manager of a tea estate in Darjeeling. He joined the Calcutta Cricket Club and made his first-class debut for Bengal against Bihar in the 1934-35 Ranji Trophy. He scored 31 and took two wickets in his first match.

Leonard married Nancy Willan on 14 Jan 1938 in Calcutta.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leonard Gilbert". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Leonard Gilbert". Wisden. 26 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Leonard Gilbert Profile - Cricket Player India. Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Race, Tea and Colonial Resettlement - Imperial Families, Interrupted" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Leonard Gilbert's cricket profile on cricHQ". cricHQ. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.