Clifford Gibbs

Clifford Samuel Gibbs (19 February 1905 – 2 July 1976) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in one first-class match in the Plunket Shield for Canterbury in 1930 and played in the Hawke Cup for Marlborough.[1][2]

Clifford Gibbs
Personal information
Full nameClifford Samuel Gibbs
Born(1905-02-19)19 February 1905
Rangiora, New Zealand[lower-alpha 1][1]
Died2 July 1976(1976-07-02) (aged 71)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929/30Canterbury
Only FC28 February 1930 Canterbury v Otago
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2020

Early life

Gibbs was born at Rangiora[lower-alpha 1] north of Christchurch in 1905.[1] His father, Samuel Gibbs, was a sheep breeder who also worked in the frozen meat industry.[3] Gibbs was educated at Elmwood School and St Andrews College in Christchurch.[4][5][6]

Cricket

He played club cricket for Riccarton Cricket Club, before moving to the West Christchurch club in 1930 as part of a voluntary change of players from stronger clubs in the local system, including Riccarton, in order to strengthen weaker sides, including the West Christchurch club, which had found it difficult to field competitive sides since an Old Boys side had joined the league.[7]

By 1925 he was playing for Riccarton's 'B' side and was described as being their "star player".[8] He went on to make his senior club debut later in the same season, playing against the St Albans club in February 1926. He scored 20 runs on debut in a low Riccarton total, The Star newspaper writing that "he is to be complimented on the way in which he batted when things were going badly for his side". It described him as having "a good defence and quite a number of useful scoring shots".[5]

Later life

Gibbs died at Christchurch in 1975. He was aged 71.[2]

Notes
  1. CricInfo gives Auckland as Gibbs' place of birth. Other sources give Rangiora.

References
  1. "Clifford Gibbs". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. "Clifford Gibbs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. Obituary, The Press, vol. LXV, issue 19706, 24 August 1929, p. 15. Retrieved via Papers Past, 1 May 2022.
  4. Prize Distributions, The Sun, volume VI, issue 1822, 16 December 1919, p. 10. Retrieved via Papers Past, 1 May 2022.
  5. Cricket collapse by West Eleven, The Star, issue 17771, 15 February 1926, p. 4. Retrieved via Papers Past, 1 May 2022.
  6. Examinations, Lyttelton Times, vol. CXVIII, issue 18597, 27 December 1920, p. 10. Retrieved via Papers Past, 1 May 2022.
  7. Adams BC (1980) Burnside West Christchurch - University Cricket Club: 75 years of cricket 1905–1980, p. 14. (Available online at Burnside Cricket Club. Retrieved 1 May 2022.)
  8. Cricket Notes, The Star, issue 17684, 3 November 1925, p. 4. Retrieved via Papers Past, 1 May 2022.
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