John Gosling (cricketer, born 1921)
John William Gosling (1921 – 1994[1] ) was a Fijian cricketer.[2] A right arm medium pace bowler,[3] he played one first-class match for the Fiji national cricket team, against Canterbury in March 1948.[4] Eight years later, he was a key part of the Fijian team that gained an upset 28 run win over the Test-playing West Indians, taking six wickets, including that of Garfield Sobers.[5]
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| Full name | John William Gosling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1921 Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 |  Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 5 March 1948 Fiji v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "To Give Back in Abundance". thebulaproject.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- Cricinfo profile
- Cricket Archive profile
- First-class matches played by John Gosling at CricketArchive
- Scorecard of Fiji v West Indies, 12 January 1956 at Cricket Archive
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