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Alan William Gilbertson (6 December 1927 – 7 May 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between 1951 and 1954.[1]

Alan Gilbertson

Personal information
Born	(1927-12-06)6 December 1927 Invercargill, New Zealand
Died	7 May 2009(2009-05-07) (aged 81) Invercargill, New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 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.[2]

References

External links

• Alan Gilbertson at ESPNcricinfo

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