About Leonard Gilbert
Lived 1908 – 1974 (aged 66). Leonard Gilbert was a British cricketer.
Leonard Gilbert (23 January 1908 – 25 June 1974) was an English cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy between 1934 and 1936. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Early life and career Gilbert was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. He moved to India in the early 1930s and worked as a manager of a tea estate in Darjeeling. He joined the Calcutta Cricket Club and made his first-class debut for Bengal against Bihar in the 1934-35 Ranji Trophy. He scored 31 and took two wickets in his first match.
Leonard married Nancy Willan on 14 Jan 1938 in Calcutta.
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Who was Leonard Gilbert?
cricketer (1908-1974)
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Leonard Gilbert was born on 23 January 1908 in Epsom.
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Leonard Gilbert died on 25 June 1974 in Surrey.
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Leonard Gilbert was a cricketer.
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Leonard Gilbert was British.
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