James Gilman (cricketer)

James Gilman (17 March 1879 – 14 September 1976) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for London County, Middlesex and Cambridge University from 1900 to 1904.[1]

James Gilman
The London County team in June 1903. Gilman is standing at far right.
Personal information
Born(1879-03-17)17 March 1879
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died14 September 1976(1976-09-14) (aged 97)
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1900 to 1904London County
1900 to 1901Middlesex
1901 to 1902Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 41
Runs scored 977
Batting average 16.55
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 72*
Balls bowled 228
Wickets 3
Bowling average 46.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/74
Catches/stumpings 21/0
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2021

Gilman was educated at St Paul's School in London and Jesus College, Cambridge. An electrical engineer, he served as a major in the Royal Army Service Corps in World War One.[2]

At 97 years and 182 days when he died in 1976, Gilman was Middlesex's longest-lived player until Rusi Cooper overtook his record in 2020.[3] The 1977 edition of Wisden carried, as well as Gilman's obituary, an interview he had given a few weeks before he died on his memories of playing alongside W. G. Grace for London County.[4]

References

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  1. ^ James Gilman at Cricinfo
  2. ^ "James Gilman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Rustom 'Russi' Sorabji Cooper becomes Middlesex's oldest first-class cricketer". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ Wisden 1977, pp. 138–41.