John Gibbon
Personal information
Full name
John Houghton Gibbon
Born21 August 1847
Gateacre, Lancashire, England
Died29 April 1883(1883-04-29) (aged 35)
Willersey, Gloucestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1868–1869Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 31
Batting average 5.16
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 March 2020

John Houghton Gibbon (21 August 1847 – 29 April 1883) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Edward Gibbon, he was born in the affluent Liverpool suburb of Gateacre in August 1847. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] matriculating at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1866, and graduating B.A. in 1871, M.A. in 1873.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on four occasions, with one appearance in 1868 and three appearances in 1869, including in that seasons University Match at Lord's.[3] He scored a total of 31 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 17.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, he took holy orders in the Church of England. His first ecclesiastical post was as rector of Willersey in Gloucestershire in 1873, a post he held until his death there in April 1883.[1] His grandson was the British Army general Sir John Gibbon.

References

  1. 1 2 Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 344.
  2. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Gibbon, John Houghton" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John Gibbon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Gibbon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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