About Gilbert Tosetti
Lived 1879 – 1923 (aged 43). Gilbert Tosetti was a British cricketer.
Gilbert Tosetti (1 August 1879 – 16 April 1923) was an English cricketer. Tosetti was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Bromley, Kent.
Tosetti made his first-class debut for Essex against Oxford University in 1898. He played first-class cricket for Essex from 1898 to 1905, making 41 appearances, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1905 County Championship. In his 41 first-class appearances, Tosetti scored 1,054 runs at an average of 18.49, with a high score of 132 not out. This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Lancashire in 1902. With the ball, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 55.68, with best figures of 3/67.
His brother, the Military Cross recipient Major Douglas Tosetti, was killed in action in 1918 during World War I. Tosetti died at Eldoret in Kenya on 16 April 1923.
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Who was Gilbert Tosetti?
cricketer (1879-1923)
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Gilbert Tosetti was born on 1 August 1879 in Bromley.
When did Gilbert Tosetti die?
Gilbert Tosetti died on 16 April 1923 in Eldoret.
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Gilbert Tosetti was a cricketer.
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Gilbert Tosetti was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gilbert Tosetti. https://biography.guide/gilbert-tosetti/
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