E. S. "Wing" Gillette (born 1916 or 1917, died 8 September 1996) was a cricket umpire from British Guiana. He stood in five Test matches played by West Indies between 1948 and 1958.[1] He umpired 14 first-class matches, all of them at the Bourda ground in Georgetown, between October 1947 and March 1958.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | E. S. Gillette |
| Born | 1916 or 1917 British Guiana |
| Died | 8 September 1996 (aged 79) Florida, United States |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 5 (1948–1958) |
Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2013 | |
Gillette, of Chinese background, worked as a commission agent in Georgetown. He captained the British Guiana cricket club in Georgetown until he retired from playing in 1954 in order to concentrate on umpiring.[3] He later moved to Florida, where he lived in Orlando and worked as an importer. He died there in September 1996, aged 79.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wing Gillette". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Wing Gillette as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Beames, Percy (26 April 1955). "Chinese to Make Test History". The Age. p. 16. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Obituaries", Orlando Sentinel, 10 September 1996.
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