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.[1] He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.[2]

Early life and career

Gilbert was born in Epsom, Surrey, England.[3] He moved to India in the early 1930s and worked as a manager of a tea estate in Darjeeling.[4] 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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leonard Gilbert". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Leonard Gilbert". Wisden. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Leonard Gilbert Profile - Cricket Player India. Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ^ https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/25775/10/9781474299527.pdf
  5. ^ "Leonard Gilbert's cricket profile on cricHQ". cricHQ. Retrieved 26 October 2023.


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