John Gosling (cricketer)
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| John Gosling | ||||
 Fiji |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | John William Gosling | |||
| Born | 1921 Suva, Fiji |
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| Role | Bowler | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1948 |  Fiji |
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| First-class debut | 5 March 1948: Fiji v Canterbury | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| First-class | ||||
| Matches | 1 | |||
| Runs scored | 5 | |||
| Batting average | 2.50 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | |||
| Top score | 5 | |||
| Balls bowled | 234 | |||
| Wickets | 2 | |||
| Bowling average | 58.50 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
| Best bowling | 1/55 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 0/0 | |||
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As of 13 October 2007 |
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John William Gosling (born 1921 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian former cricketer.[1] A right arm medium pace bowler,[2] he played one first-class match for the Fiji national cricket team, against Canterbury in March 1948.[3] 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.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ Cricket Archive profile
- ^ First-class matches played by John Gosling at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Fiji v West Indies, 12 January 1956 at Cricket Archive
