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]
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| Full name | George Watson Hogg Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1827 Saint David Parish, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 September 1910 (aged 83) Carlton, Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1865–1873 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life
editGibson 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
edit- ^ "George Gibson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "George Gibson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Axe-Handle batsman: Souvenirs of George Gibson". The Herald: 13. 2 January 1924.
- ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1871–72". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "New South Wales v Victoria 1872–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Felix (10 September 1910). "Death of G. Gibson". The Australasian. p. 23.