Herbert Gardner

Herbert Wilson Gardner (15 January 1852 — 5 December 1924) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

The son of James Gardner, he was born at Rugeley in January 1852. He was educated at Rugby School, where he played for the school cricket team and was coached by Alfred Diver. He was described by Wisden during his time at Rugby as a batsman who "hit well and scored fast, and was a very good field at cover-point". He also played rackets for the school, winning the Public Schools Rackets Challenge Cup in 1870 alongside Thomas Pearson. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in the MCC first innings by Edward Shaw, while in their second innings he was run out for the same score. Besides playing first-class cricket, Gardner also played minor matches for Staffordshire until 1895, Gardner died in December 1924 at Armitage, Staffordshire.