John Gibbon (cricketer)

John Houghton Gibbon (21 August 1847 – 29 April 1883) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

John Gibbon

Personal information
Full name	John Houghton Gibbon
Born	21 August 1847 Gateacre, Lancashire, England
Died	29 April 1883(1883-04-29) (aged 35) Willersey, Gloucestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1868–1869	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 31 Batting average 5.16 100s/50s –/– Top score 17 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 March 2020

The son of Edward Gibbon, he was born in the affluent Liverpool suburb of Gateacre in August 1847. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on four occasions, with one appearance in 1868 and three appearances in 1869, including in that seasons University Match at Lord's.[3] He scored a total of 31 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 17.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, he took holy orders in the Church of England. His first ecclesiastical post was as rector of Willersey in Gloucestershire in 1873, a post he held until his death there in April 1883.[1] His grandson was the British Army general Sir John Gibbon.

References

1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 344.
2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 518.
3. "First-Class Matches played by John Gibbon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Gibbon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

External links

• John Gibbon at ESPNcricinfo