Robert Gardiner (cricketer)

Robert Gardiner (18 May 1878 – 24 February 1959) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Robert Gardiner
Personal information
Full name
Robert Gardiner
Born18 May 1878
Findo Gask, Perthshire, Scotland
Died24 February 1959(1959-02-24) (aged 80)
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1909–1914Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 133
Batting average 26.60
100s/50s –/1
Top score 72
Catches/stumpings –/–
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

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  1. ^ a b Perthshire farmer. The Courier. 11 November 1909. p. 2
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Gardiner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Gardiner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ^ Perth Farmer's Peace Show. Dundee Courier. 4 July 1919. p. 3
  6. ^ Curling preparations. Dundee Courier. 17 October 1928. p. 6
  7. ^ Canadian curler's visit to Scotland. Dundee Courier. 12 December 1925. p. 6
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