| George Gibson | |
| Fullname: | George Watson Hogg Gibson |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1827 |
| Birth Place: | Saint David Parish, Jamaica |
| Death Place: | Carlton, Melbourne, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicketkeeper-batsman |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Year1: | 1865–1873 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 214 |
| Bat Avg1: | 16.46 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 41 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/5 |
| Date: | 19 October 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5487.html Cricinfo |
George Watson Hogg Gibson (16 January 1827 – 5 September 1910) was an Australian cricketer. He played nine first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1865 and 1873.[1] [2]
Gibson was born in Jamaica and educated in Scotland and migrated to Victoria in the 1850s.[3] His highest first-class score was 41, the highest score for either side, when Victoria beat New South Wales by an innings in April 1872.[4] In the next contest between the two teams 11 months later, at the age of 45 Gibson captained Victoria and again top-scored in the match, this time with 32 and 15 not out, in a 24-run victory to Victoria.[5] He was renowned locally for practising his batting using an axe handle instead of a cricket bat.[3]
Gibson had a chemist's shop on Lygon Street in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton, which he ran with his business partner, Miss Maloney, under the name Gibson and Maloney.[6] [3]