Clement Gibson

Clement Gibson

Personal information
Full name	Clement Herbert Gibson
Born	23 August 1900(1900-08-23) Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Died	31 December 1976(1976-12-31) (aged 76) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	Argentina
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1922/23–1939	Marylebone Cricket Club
1920–1921	Cambridge University
1919–1926	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	84
Runs scored	1,369
Batting average	15.04
100s/50s	–/3
Top score	64
Balls bowled	17,652
Wickets	249
Bowling average	28.54
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	8/57
Catches/stumpings	53/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 January 2011

Clement Herbert Gibson, born in Argentina on August 23, 1900 and died in Buenos Aires, December 31, 1976, twice won fleeting fame as a cricketer.

In 1918, in the absence of first-class cricketers to choose from because cricket was suspended during the First World War, Wisden picked Gibson, a fast-medium swing bowler from Eton College, as one of its Cricketers of the Year, along with four other "public school bowlers".

Three years later, in 1921, having had two successful seasons playing for Cambridge University, Gibson was picked by the former England captain Archie MacLaren as a member of his amateur eleven that took on, and beat, the all-conquering Australian cricket team, led by Warwick Armstrong, that had won eight successive Test matches against England. Gibson took six Australian wickets for 64 runs in the second innings.

After Cambridge, Gibson moved back to Argentina, where he spent the rest of his life. At MacLaren's instigation, he was invited to join the 1924-25 England tour of Australia and New Zealand, but declined the invitation. He played occasional games for Sussex until 1926 and his last first-class appearance was for the M.C.C. in 1939. In 1932, he captained the South American touring team which played six first-class matches in England. He also represented Argentina in matches against touring sides.

References

• Wisden, passim
• CricketArchive [1] where there is also a picture of Gibson

Persondata
Name	Gibson, Clement
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1900-08-23
Place of birth	Entre Ríos Province
Date of death	1976-12-31
Place of death	Buenos Aires