Chris Gilbert
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Christopher Robert "Chris" Gilbert (born 16 April 1984, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
, England
) is an English
first-class cricket
er, who represented England at various age levels. A talented all round sportsman, he has also played hockey
for England under 18s. He played cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
at first-class level in 2007. An all rounder, he bowls right arm medium pace and is a right-handed batsman.
Gilbert attended Scarborough College
. He made his Yorkshire one day debut against Leicestershire
on 16 June 2006. Yorkshire lost the game, but Gilbert claimed 3 wickets for 33. He also played Twenty/20 cricket for Yorkshire in 2006, and made his first-class debut against Loughborough UCCE
in May 2007. He scored 64 runs in his only innings, and took 0 for 11 with his bowling, plus one catch. He was released by Yorkshire at the end of that season.
In 2008, he signed for Scarborough C.C., in Perth
, Australia
.
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
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) is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who represented England at various age levels. A talented all round sportsman, he has also played hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
for England under 18s. He played cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
at first-class level in 2007. An all rounder, he bowls right arm medium pace and is a right-handed batsman.
Gilbert attended Scarborough College
Scarborough College
Scarborough College is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3-18 years. It is located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England and was founded in 1898. The school has been an International Baccalaureate World School since June 2006...
. He made his Yorkshire one day debut against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
on 16 June 2006. Yorkshire lost the game, but Gilbert claimed 3 wickets for 33. He also played Twenty/20 cricket for Yorkshire in 2006, and made his first-class debut against Loughborough UCCE
Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence
Loughborough MCC University is a cricket coaching centre based at Loughborough University in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.- About :The coaching centre is largely funded by the Marylebone Cricket Club...
in May 2007. He scored 64 runs in his only innings, and took 0 for 11 with his bowling, plus one catch. He was released by Yorkshire at the end of that season.
In 2008, he signed for Scarborough C.C., in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.