William Gilbert (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Gilbert (cricketer)
English cricketer
Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1856
Place of Birth: Newick, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 04-Jan-1918
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About William Gilbert (cricketer)
- William Gilbert (4 June 1856 – 4 January 1918) was an English cricketer.
- Gilbert was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast.
- He was born at Newick, Sussex. Gilbert made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1879.
- He was run out for 5 runs in Sussex's first-innings, while in the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings he took the wickets of Wilfred Flowers, William Kenyon-Slaney and Arnold Rylott, with Gilbert taking 3/14 from 23 overs.
- He was dismissed for a duck by Rylott in Sussex's second-innings, with Sussex being bowled out for just 38 to lose the match by an innings and 74 runs.
- This was his only major appearance for Sussex. He died at Holborn, London on 4 January 1918.
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