Alan Gilbertson

Alan William Gilbertson (6 December 1927 – 7 May 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1951–52 and 1953–54 seasons.^[1][2]

Alan Gilbertson

Personal information
Full name	Alan William Gilbertson
Born	(1927-12-06)6 December 1927 Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Died	7 May 2009(2009-05-07) (aged 81) Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947/48–1966/67	Southland
1951/52–1953/54	Otago
Source: CricInfo, 12 May 2016

Gilbertson was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1927, the son of James Gilbertson and nephew of John Gilbertson, both of whom had played first-class cricket for Southland. Like his father, he worked as a builder. He set a seventh wicket record partnership of 182 runs for Otago, batting with Bert Sutcliffe in 1952–53.^[3]