Gilbert Curgenven, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1882
Place of Birth: Derby, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 26-May-1934
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Gilbert Curgenven
- Gilbert Curgenven (1 December 1882 – 26 May 1934) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1901 and 1922. Curgenven was born at Friar Gate, Derby, the son of William Curgenven a doctor who was one of the founders of Derbyshire County Cricket Club.
- He was educated at Repton School and became a farmer.
- He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1901 season in August against Hampshire when he made 15 not out in his second innings.
- Although he played six more games that season, he only played four games in the 1902 season and one in the 1903 season.
- He played in full in the 1904 season making his top score of 124 against Surrey.
- In the 1905 season, he was down to four games and then was absent from English first-class cricket until the 1909 season.
- He played a spread of games in 1909 and also in the 1910 season when he scored centuries against Essex and Nottinghamshire.
- He went to British Columbia where in 1912 and 1913 he played for a newly formed club at Cowichan.
- In a game for them against the Australians he took 5 for 89 in a non first-class game.
- Back in Derbyshire in the 1914 season, he played a full season that year. During World War I Curgenven was a 2nd lieutenant in the 2nd County of London Yeomanry and then joined the Royal Flying Corps.
- After the war, he played fully for Derbyshire in the 1921 season and a partially in the 1922 season which was his last. Curgenven was a right-hand batsman and played 169 innings in 96 matches at an average of 20.97.
- He scored three centuries with a top score of 124.
- He was a slow bowler and took 25 first-class wickets at an average of 46.52 and a best performance of 3 for 32.Curgenven died at Birmingham, Warwickshire at the age of 52.
- As well as his father, his brother Henry Curgenven also played cricket for Derbyshire. Curgenven married Lily Katinka D Naerup at Swansea in 1906 and had two daughters.
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