| James Gilman | |
| Birth Date: | 1879 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Marylebone, Middlesex, England |
| Death Place: | Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm slow |
| Club1: | London County |
| Year1: | 1900 to 1904 |
| Club2: | Middlesex |
| Year2: | 1900 to 1901 |
| Club3: | Cambridge University |
| Year3: | 1901 to 1902 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 41 |
| Runs1: | 977 |
| Bat Avg1: | 16.55 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 72 |
| Deliveries1: | 228 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 46.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/74 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 21/0 |
| Date: | 6 August 2021 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/james-gilman-13631 Cricinfo |
James Gilman (17 March 1879 – 14 September 1976) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for London County, Middlesex and Cambridge University from 1900 to 1904.[1]
Gilman was educated at St Paul's School in London and Jesus College, Cambridge. An electrical engineer, he served as a major in the Royal Army Service Corps in World War One.[2]
At 97 years and 182 days when he died in 1976, Gilman was Middlesex's longest-lived player until Rusi Cooper overtook his record in 2020.[3] The 1977 edition of Wisden carried, as well as Gilman's obituary, an interview he had given a few weeks before he died on his memories of playing alongside W. G. Grace for London County.[4]