Robert Gardiner (18 May 1878 – 24 February 1959) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Robert Gardiner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1878 Findo Gask, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 February 1959 (aged 80) Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1909–1914 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Robert Gardiner senior, a farmer, he was born in May 1878 at Findo Gask, Perthshire.[1] A club cricketer for Perthshire Cricket Club, he made his debut as a wicket-keeper for Scotland against Ireland at Perth in 1909. He made two further first-class appearances for Scotland, both against Ireland in 1913 and 1914.[2] In his three first-class appearances, Gardiner scored 133 runs at an average of 26.60;[3] he made one half century, a score of 72 in the 1913 fixture.[4] He inherited Henhill Farm at Forteviot following the death of his father in 1909.[1] Following the end of the First World War, Gardiner organised the Perth Farmer's Peace Show.[5] Outside of cricket, Gardiner was a curler and was a member of the Forteviot Curling Club and helped organise the visit to Perthshire by a touring Canadian curling team in 1925.[6][7] Gardiner died at Perth in February 1959.
References edit
- ^ a b Perthshire farmer. The Courier. 11 November 1909. p. 2
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Gardiner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Gardiner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Perth Farmer's Peace Show. Dundee Courier. 4 July 1919. p. 3
- ^ Curling preparations. Dundee Courier. 17 October 1928. p. 6
- ^ Canadian curler's visit to Scotland. Dundee Courier. 12 December 1925. p. 6