Walter Gilbert
Cricket Player
1853 – 1924
Who was Walter Gilbert?
Walter Raleigh Gilbert was an amateur English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and Gloucestershire between 1873 and 1886. Related to W. G. Grace, he played for Gloucestershire when, dominated by the Grace family, it was the leading county. Gilbert's best season was 1876, when he scored 205 not out for the county, but he was subsequently less successful. Closely connected with the United South of England Eleven, a professional touring team of which he eventually became secretary, Gilbert was financially affected by a declining interest in such teams. With insufficient income to continue as an amateur he became a professional in 1886, but played only one match before he was caught stealing from team-mates in a minor match, ending his first-class career. After serving a 28-day prison sentence Gilbert moved to Canada, where he worked for the Land Titles Office in Calgary while remaining a prominent cricketer. He died aged 70 in 1924, but for nearly 60 years after his death, there seemed to be a conspiracy of silence over his fate.
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1853
Strand District - Nationality
- England
- Died
- Jul 26, 1924
Calgary
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on July 23, 2013
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