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]
 The London County team in June 1903. Gilman is standing at far right. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 March 1879 Marylebone, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 September 1976 (aged 97) Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 to 1904 | London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 to 1901 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901 to 1902 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
edit- ^ James Gilman at Cricinfo
- ^ "James Gilman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Rustom 'Russi' Sorabji Cooper becomes Middlesex's oldest first-class cricketer". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Wisden 1977, pp. 138–41.
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