| Archie Gibson | |
| Fullname: | Archibald Lesley Gibson |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1877 |
| Birth Place: | Kingsclere, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Nakuru, Kenya |
| Family: | Kenneth Gibson (cousin) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Essex |
| Year1: | 1895–1910 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 25 |
| Runs1: | 504 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 71 |
| Deliveries1: | 36 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/0 |
| Date: | 27 July 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13359.html Cricinfo |
Archibald Lesley Gibson (4 September 1877 – 29 July 1943) was an English cricketer.
Beginning while he was still a schoolboy at Winchester College, Archie Gibson played a few matches for Essex from 1895 to 1897, and then most of the season in 1910.[1] [2] His only fifty came in Essex's victory over Kent in July 1910, when he made 71 batting at number three.[3] He also played Minor Counties cricket for Dorset in 1905.
He spent most of his working life as a tea planter in Ceylon, where he was the superintendent of Diyagama Estate, Agrapatana. He captained Ceylon at cricket and served as president of the Ceylon Cricket Association.[4] He played his last first-class match against the touring MCC in February 1927.[5] [6] He was highly regarded by the Ceylonese for his rapport with and care for the local people, and a cricket match, Sinhalese Sports Club versus A. L. Gibson's XI, was played in his honour in 1931 just before his departure from Ceylon.[4]