Harold Gimblett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harold Gimblett

Cricket player of England.

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1914

Place of Birth: Bicknoller, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1978

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Harold Gimblett (19 October 1914 – 30 March 1978) was a cricketer who played for Somerset and England.
He was known for his fast scoring as an opening batsman and for the much-repeated story of his debut.
In a book first published in 1982, the cricket writer and Somerset historian David Foot wrote: "Harold Gimblett is the greatest batsman Somerset has ever produced."Gimblett scored at a fast rate throughout his career, and hit 265 sixes – "surely a record for a regular opening batsman", wrote Eric Hill, his postwar opening partner and thereafter a long-time journalist watcher of Somerset.
He appeared, however, in only three Tests, none of them against Australia, and he left first-class cricket abruptly, suffering from mental health problems that would remain with him to the end of his life.