John Gosling (cricketer, born 1921)
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Full name | John William Gosling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
1921 Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1948 | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 5 March 1948 Fiji v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 13 October 2007 |
John William Gosling (born 1921 in Suva, Fiji - 1994[1] ) was a Fijian cricketer.[2] A right arm medium pace bowler,[3] he played one first-class match for the Fiji national cricket team, against Canterbury in March 1948.[4] Eight years later, he was a key part of the Fijian team that gained an upset 28 run win over the Test-playing West Indians, taking six wickets, including that of Garfield Sobers.[5]
References
- ↑ "To Give Back in Abundance". thebulaproject.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ Cricinfo profile
- ↑ Cricket Archive profile
- ↑ First-class matches played by John Gosling at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Scorecard of Fiji v West Indies, 12 January 1956 at Cricket Archive
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