Harold Gilligan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harold Gilligan

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1896

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 05-May-1978

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Harold Gilligan

  • Alfred Herbert Harold Gilligan (29 June 1896 – 5 May 1978) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Sussex and England.
  • Gilligan captained England on their four-Test tour of New Zealand in 1929–30, which England won 1–0.
  • This tour was played simultaneously with another England Test tour to the West Indies, where England were captained by the Honourable Freddie Calthorpe. A right-handed batsman of limited ability and occasional change bowler, Gilligan set a record in 1923 that is unlikely to be equalled when, in batting 70 times during the season, he scored 1,186 runs at an average of 17.70 runs per innings: the average is the lowest by any cricketer who achieved 1,000 runs in a season. Gilligan's brother was Arthur Gilligan, who captained England in 1924–25, making them the first, and to date only, brothers to have captained England.
  • Both brothers attended Dulwich College, as did their brother Frank, who played for Essex.
  • Harold's daughter, Virginia, married the England captain Peter May in 1959.
  • They had four daughters.

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