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David Gilbert (15 June 1827 – date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. Gilbert's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Rotherfield, Sussex.

Gilbert made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1851. He made five further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1857. In his six first-class matches for the county, he took 4 wickets at an average of 22.50, with best figures of 3/18. With the bat, he scored 28 runs at an average of 3.11, with a high score of 8.

He also made a single first-class appearance for a combined Kent and Sussex team against an All England XI in 1853. He took figures of 3/18 from nine overs in the All England Eleven's first-innings, while in their second-innings he took 1/3 from four overs. The match ended in a draw.

References

1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Gilbert". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Gilbert". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Gilbert". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
4. "Kent and Sussex v All England Eleven, 1853". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

External links

• David Gilbert at ESPNcricinfo
• David Gilbert at CricketArchive

• 1827 births
• People from Rotherfield
• English cricketers
• Sussex cricketers
• Cricketers from East Sussex