William Neilson Gemmill (14 June 1900 – 18 September 1987) was a Welsh cricketer. Gemmill was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Thio on the French Pacific island of New Caledonia.
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| Full name | William Neilson Gemmill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1900 Thio, New Caledonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 1987 (aged 87) Canterbury, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920–1926 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gemmill made his debut for Glamorgan when the Welsh county was still a Minor county, making his first appearance for the county against Cheshire in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship. He played a further match for the county that season, against Devon.[1] After the 1920 season, Glamorgan were given first-class status for the 1921 season. It was in this season that Gemmill made his first-class debut in the County Championship against Leicestershire. He played first-class cricket for Glamorgan from 1921 to 1926, making 47 first-class appearances.[2] In his 47 first-class matches for Glamorgan, he scored 1,169 runs at an average of 13.59, with a high score of 77.[3] This score, one of four fifties he scored for Glamorgan, came against Sussex in the 1922 County Championship.[4] He also made a single first-class appearance for Wales in 1923 against Scotland.[2] In this match, he scored 74 runs in the Welsh first-innings, before being dismissed by John Fergusson, with Wales winning by an innings and 111 runs.[5]
He died in Canterbury, Kent, England on 18 September 1987.
References
edit- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Gemmill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Gemmill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Gemmill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Sussex v Glamorgan, 1922 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Scotland v Wales, 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
External links
edit- William Gemmill at ESPNcricinfo
- William Gemmill at CricketArchive