George Gibson (Tasmania cricketer)
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Full name | George Gibson | ||||||||||||||
Born | 15 October 1827 (christened) Norfolk Plains, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Died | October 8, 1873 Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia | (aged 45)||||||||||||||
Relations | George Herbert Bailey (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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1850–58 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 11 February 1851 Tasmania v Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 25 February 1858 Tasmania v Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2010 |
George Gibson (christened 15 October 1827, died 8 October 1873) was an Australian first-class cricketer, who played three games for Tasmania over an 8-year period. He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia.
He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Ringwood on 3 October 1866 and resigned in June 1869.[1] He and his brothers were renowned sheep breeders.[2]
Gibson died in Sandy Bay, Tasmania on 8 October 1873, aged 45.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "George Gibson". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b "The late George Gibson esq". The Mercury. 11 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2023 – via Trove.
External links
- George Gibson at ESPNcricinfo
- George Gibson at CricketArchive (subscription required)