David Gibson (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Gibson (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 01-May-1936

Place of Birth: Mitcham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Jun-2012

Profession: cricketer, rugby union player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

David Gibson (1 May 1936 – 7 June 2012) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey from 1957 to 1969.
He was a fast-medium bowler who captured over 500 wickets in his career, and also a useful enough batsman almost to rank as an all-rounder.
He was also a fine rugby player, appearing at county level and in schoolboy internationals.His cricket career, though reasonably successful, could be considered an unlucky one.
He never took 100 wickets in a season, but came close on several occasions.
His best season with the bat saw him fall just four runs short of 1,000 runs.
He never made a century, but had scores of 98 and 95 not out.
Worst of all, he was struck down by an injury that all but finished his career just as he had appeared to have reached his peak.