English cricketer
War Memorial at Headingley Stadium Fairfax Gill (3 September 1883 – 1 November 1917) was an English first-class cricketer , who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1906.[ 1]
Born in Wakefield , Yorkshire , England , Gill was a right-handed middle order batsman, who made his debut against Derbyshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield . He was run out for 1, and bowled by Billy Bestwick for 3, as Yorkshire won a tight game by 33 runs. His second, and final game, came against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge . He was bowled by John Gunn for 11 and then, promoted to open the innings, bowled by Albert Hallam for 3 in a drawn match, more notable for twin centuries by David Denton .
Gill also played for the Yorkshire Cricket Council in 1903, and the Yorkshire Second XI in 1906.
Gill died aged 34, in November 1917 at Wimereux , near Boulogne-sur-Mer , France , in World War I .
The Wakefield Express called him "a true sportsman" who was "never carried away by success".[2]
References
^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 369. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4
2. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/bygones-yorkshire-trio-paid-the-ultimate-sacrifice-serving-king-and-country-1-7023363#ixzz3owf8EvFq
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