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Archibald Lesley Gibson (4 September 1877 – 29 July 1943) was an English cricketer.

Archie Gibson

Personal information
Full name	Archibald Lesley Gibson
Born	(1877-09-04)4 September 1877 Kingsclere, Hampshire, England
Died	29 July 1943(1943-07-29) (aged 65) Nakuru, Kenya
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Relations	Kenneth Gibson (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895–1910	Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 25 Runs scored 504 Batting average 14.00 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 71 Balls bowled 36 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 9/0
Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2013

Beginning while he was still a schoolboy at Winchester College, Archie Gibson played a few matches for Essex from 1895 to 1897, and then most of the season in 1910.[1][2] His only fifty came in Essex's victory over Kent in July 1910, when he made 71 batting at number three.[3] He also played Minor Counties cricket for Dorset in 1905.

He spent most of his working life as a tea planter in Ceylon, where he was the superintendent of Diyagama Estate, Agrapatana. He captained Ceylon at cricket and served as president of the Ceylon Cricket Association.[4] He played his last first-class match against the touring MCC in February 1927.[5][6] He was highly regarded by the Ceylonese for his rapport with and care for the local people, and a cricket match, Sinhalese Sports Club versus A. L. Gibson's XI, was played in his honour in 1931 just before his departure from Ceylon.[4]

References

External links

• Archie Gibson at ESPNcricinfo
• Archie Gibson at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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