Leonard Gilbert

Leonard Gilbert (23 January 1908 – 25 June 1974) was an English cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy between 1934 and 1936.^[1] He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.^[2]

Leonard Gilbert

Personal information
Born	(1908-01-23)23 January 1908 Epsom, Surrey, England
Died	25 June 1974(1974-06-25) (aged 66) Surrey, England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2016

Early life and career

Gilbert was born in Epsom, Surrey, England.^[3] He moved to India in the early 1930s and worked as a manager of a tea estate in Darjeeling.^[4] He joined the Calcutta Cricket Club and made his first-class debut for Bengal against Bihar in the 1934-35 Ranji Trophy. He scored 31 and took two wickets in his first match.^[5]

See also

• List of Bengal cricketers