Berkeley Gaskin

{{Short description|West Indian cricketer (1908–1979)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Berkeley Gaskin

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|3|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Georgetown, British Guiana

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|5|2|1908|3|21|df=yes}}

| death_place = Georgetown, Guyana

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| club1 = British Guiana

| year1 = 1928–29 to 1953–54

| columns = 2

| column1 = Tests

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 17

| bat avg1 = 5.66

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 10

| deliveries1 = 474

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 79.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/15

| catches/stumpings1= 1/0

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 41

| runs2 = 782

| bat avg2 = 14.21

| 100s/50s2 = 0/2

| top score2 = 64

| deliveries2 = 11,341

| wickets2 = 139

| bowl avg2 = 31.66

| fivefor2 = 6

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 7/58

| catches/stumpings2= 19/0

| international = true

| country = West Indies

| testdebutfor =

| testdebutagainst = England

| testdebutdate = 21 January

| testdebutyear = 1948

| lasttestdate = 11 February

| lasttestfor =

| lasttestagainst = England

| lasttestyear = 1948

| testcap = 55

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/51878.html Cricinfo

| date = 18 February 2019

}}

Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin (21 March 1908 – 2 May 1979) was a West Indian cricketer and administrator who played in two Tests in 1947–48.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149704.html |title=Flight of Fancy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=23 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/925629.html |title=A background man in the era of West Indian dominance |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=23 January 2019}}

Gaskin played first-class cricket as a medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman for British Guiana from 1929 to 1953, captaining the side from 1950–51 to 1952–53. His best bowling figures were 7 for 58 against Jamaica in 1950–51.{{cite web |title=Jamaica v British Guiana 1950-51 |url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19649.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=18 February 2019}}

He managed the West Indies side on three overseas tours: to India and Pakistan in 1958–59, to England in 1963, and to Australia and New Zealand in 1968–69.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155445.html |title=Berkeley Gaskin - Obituary |work=Wisden |accessdate=23 January 2019}} He was President of the Guyana Cricket Association at the time of his death, and had also served as a West Indies selector.Tony Cozier, "Berkeley Gaskin – Devoted Administrator", The Cricketer, July 1979, p. 39.

He worked as a senior official in the Guyanese civil service.