John Gibbon (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Houghton Gibbon | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1847 Gateacre, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 April 1883 (aged 35) Willersey, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1868–1869 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
- ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 344.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Gibbon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Gibbon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.