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Alan Gilbertson

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Alan Gilbertson
Personal information
Full name
Alan William Gilbertson
Born(1927-12-06)6 December 1927
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Died7 May 2009(2009-05-07) (aged 81)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947/48–1966/67Southland
1951/52–1953/54Otago
Source: CricInfo, 12 May 2016

Alan William Gilbertson (6 December 1927 – 7 May 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1951–52 and 1953–54 seasons.[1][2]

Gilbertson was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1927, the son of James Gilbertson and nephew of John Gilbertson, both of whom had played first-class cricket for Southland. Like his father, he worked as a builder. He set a seventh wicket record partnership of 182 runs for Otago, batting with Bert Sutcliffe in 1952–53.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Alan Gilbertson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ Alan Gilbertson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 56. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
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