George Gibson (Victoria cricketer)

George Gibson
Personal information
Full name
George Watson Hogg Gibson
Born16 January 1827
Saint David Parish, Jamaica
Died5 September 1910(1910-09-05) (aged 83)
Carlton, Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1865–1873Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 214
Batting average 16.46
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 41
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 4/5
Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2021

George Watson Hogg Gibson (16 January 1827 – 5 September 1910) was an Australian cricketer. He played nine first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1865 and 1873.[1][2]

Life

Gibson was born in Jamaica and educated in Scotland and migrated to Victoria in the 1850s.[3] His highest first-class score was 41, the highest score for either side, when Victoria beat New South Wales by an innings in April 1872.[4] In the next contest between the two teams 11 months later, at the age of 45 Gibson captained Victoria and again top-scored in the match, this time with 32 and 15 not out, in a 24-run victory to Victoria.[5] He was renowned locally for practising his batting using an axe handle instead of a cricket bat.[3]

Gibson had a chemist's shop on Lygon Street in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton, which he ran with his business partner, Miss Maloney, under the name Gibson and Maloney.[6][3]

References

  1. ^ "George Gibson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ "George Gibson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Axe-Handle batsman: Souvenirs of George Gibson". The Herald: 13. 2 January 1924.
  4. ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1871–72". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ "New South Wales v Victoria 1872–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ Felix (10 September 1910). "Death of G. Gibson". The Australasian. p. 23.