Leonard Gilbert

Leonard Gilbert was an English cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy between 1934 and 1936. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Early life and career

Gilbert was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. He moved to India in the early 1930s and worked as a manager of a tea estate in Darjeeling. He joined the Calcutta Cricket Club and made his first-class debut for Bengal against Bihar in the 1934-35 Ranji Trophy. He scored 31 and took two wickets in his first match.
Leonard married Nancy Willan on 14 Jan 1938 in Calcutta.