Gilbert_Elliott_(cricketer)

Gilbert Elliott (cricketer)

Gilbert Elliott (cricketer)

Barbadian cricketer


Gilbert Elliott (21 April 1870 date of death unknown) was a Barbadian first-class cricketer.

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Gilbert was educated born at Bridgetown, where he was educated at Harrison College.[1] After leaving Harrison College, he travelled to England to study medicine.[1] He returned to Barbados with Arthur Priestley's touring side in 1896–97,[1] playing two minor matches at the Kensington Oval during the tour.[2] He played five first-class matches during the tour, making two first-class appearances against Trinidad at Port-of-Spain, and three first-class appearances against Jamaica at Kingston.[3] In his five first-class matches, he scored 78 runs with a high score of 36 not out, as well as taking one wicket.[4] His brother, Greenidge, was also a first-class cricketer.

Elliott married Adah Isabella Cox in London in August 1895, when he gave his occupation as "Physician & Surgeon".[5]


References

  1. Sandford, Keith A. P. (1998). Cricket Nurseries of Colonial Barbados: The Elite Schools, 1865-1966. Press University of the West Indies. p. 74. ISBN 9766400466.
  2. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Gilbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Gilbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. "Player profile: Gilbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  5. "Marriages and Banns, Holy Trinity, Hampstead". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

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