Country: | Scotland |
Fullname: | Peter Leitham Gardiner |
Birth Date: | 22 July 1896 |
Birth Place: | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
Death Place: | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Club1: | Scotland |
Year1: | 1925–1931 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 2 |
Runs1: | 67 |
Bat Avg1: | 16.75 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 42 |
Deliveries1: | 198 |
Wickets1: | 3 |
Bowl Avg1: | 45.33 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 2/7 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
Date: | 28 October |
Year: | 2022 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/peter-gardiner-25217 Cricinfo |
Peter Leitham Gardiner (22 July 1896 – 15 June 1975) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and footballer.
Gardiner was born in July 1896 at Perth. A club cricketer for Perthshire, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland six years apart from one another; his first match coming in 1925, with his second match coming in 1931. Both matches were played at College Park, Dublin.[1] He scored 67 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 42.[2] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 3 wickets at an average of 45.33, with best figures of 2 for 7.[3] Outside of cricket, Gardiner played association football for Falkirk F.C. and St Johnstone F.C. as a goalkeeper.[4] Gardiner died at Perth in June 1975.