Leonard Gilbert

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|1|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Epsom, Surrey, England

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| date = 28 March 2016

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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28953.html |title=Leonard Gilbert |access-date=28 March 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-26 |title=Leonard Gilbert |url=https://wisden.com/players/leonard-gilbert |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}

Early life and career

Gilbert was born in Epsom, Surrey, England.{{Cite web |title=Leonard Gilbert Profile - Cricket Player India. Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/leonard-gilbert-28953 |access-date=2023-10-26 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} He moved to India in the early 1930s and worked as a manager of a tea estate in Darjeeling.https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/25775/10/9781474299527.pdf 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.{{Cite web |title=Leonard Gilbert's cricket profile on cricHQ. |url=https://mobile.crichq.com/players/1171740/statistics/career |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=cricHQ |language=en}}

See also

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