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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alan William Gilbertson |
| Born | 6 December 1927 Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand |
| Died | 7 May 2009 (aged 81) Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1947/48–1966/67 | Southland |
| 1951/52–1953/54 | Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 12 May 2016 | |
Alan William Gilbertson (6 December 1927 – 7 May 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1951–52 and 1953–54 seasons.[1][2]
Gilbertson was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1927, the son of James Gilbertson and nephew of John Gilbertson, both of whom had played first-class cricket for Southland. Like his father, he worked as a builder. He set a seventh wicket record partnership of 182 runs for Otago, batting with Bert Sutcliffe in 1952–53.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alan Gilbertson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Alan Gilbertson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2024. (subscription required)
- ↑ McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 56. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
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