John Gosling (cricketer, born 1833)
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| Full name | John Frederick Gosling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1833 North Cray, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 October 1882 (aged 49) Bream, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1858 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Frederick Gosling (19 February 1833 – 16 October 1882) was an English cricketer. Gosling's batting style is unknown. He was born at North Cray, Kent, and was educated at Rugby School.
Gosling made a single first-class appearance for Kent against England in 1858 at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.[1] Kent won the toss and elected to bat first, making 85 all out, with Gosling being stumped by Tom Lockyer off the bowling of Edward Drake for 2 runs. England responded in their first-innings by making 66 all out, with Kent then making 103 all out in their second-innings, with Gosling being dismissed for a duck by Jem Grundy. Set a target of 123 for victory, England reached their target with five wickets to spare.[2] This was his only major appearance for Kent.
He died at Bream, Gloucestershire, on 16 October 1882.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Gosling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "Kent v England, 1858". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2012.