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| Full name | Kenneth Lloyd Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1888 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 May 1967 (aged 79) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Archie Gibson (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909 to 1912 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Kenneth Lloyd Gibson, 2nd Baronet (11 May 1888 – 14 May 1967) was an English cricketer who played for Essex from 1909 to 1912.
Gibson was born in Kensington, London, and educated at Eton College.[1] He appeared in 42 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He scored 959 runs and took 62 catches and 11 stumpings.[2] His fullest season was 1911, when in 20 matches he scored 533 runs at an average of 19.74 and took 35 catches and 6 stumpings.[3] He made his highest score of 75 that season against Surrey.[4]
He was the second Gibson baronet of Great Warley, a title he inherited on the death of his father, Sir Herbert Gibson, the first baronet (1851–1932). He married Mary Edith Elwes in February 1914; they had two daughters.[5] While serving with the Dragoon Guards in World War I he was mentioned in despatches.[1] He was Clerk of the Course at Sandown Park Racecourse in the 1950s.[6]
References
- 1 2 Wisden 1968, p. 1000.
- ↑ Kenneth Gibson at CricketArchive
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Kenneth Gibson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ "Surrey v Essex". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 1990
- ↑ The Cricketer, Vol 33, No 10, 6 September 1952, p. 426.
External links
- Kenneth Gibson at ESPNcricinfo
- Kenneth Gibson at CricketArchive (subscription required)