George Gibson (Tasmania cricketer)
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| Full name | George Gibson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1827 (christened) Norfolk Plains, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 8, 1873 (aged 45) Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | George Herbert Bailey (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1850–58 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 11 February 1851 Tasmania v Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 25 February 1858 Tasmania v Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2010 | |||||||||||||||
George Gibson (christened 15 October 1827, died 8 October 1873) was an Australian first-class cricketer, who played three games for Tasmania over an 8-year period. He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia.
He was elected unopposed to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Ringwood on 3 October 1866 and resigned in June 1869. He and his brothers were renowned sheep breeders.
Gibson died in Sandy Bay, Tasmania on 8 October 1873, aged 45.