George Gibson (Tasmania cricketer)

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.^[1][2] He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia.

George Gibson

Personal information
Full name	George Gibson
Born	15 October 1827 (christened) Norfolk Plains, Tasmania, Australia
Died	October 8, 1873(1873-10-08) (aged 45) Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Relations	George Herbert Bailey (son-in-law)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1850–58	Tasmania
First-class debut	11 February 1851 Tasmania v Victoria
Last First-class	25 February 1858 Tasmania v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 12 Batting average 2.40 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 8 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2010

He was elected unopposed to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Ringwood on 3 October 1866^[3] and resigned in June 1869.^[4][5] He and his brothers were renowned sheep breeders.^[6]

Gibson died in Sandy Bay, Tasmania on 8 October 1873, aged 45.^[6]

See also

• List of Tasmanian representative cricketers