John William Gosling (1921 – 1994[1] ) was a Fijian cricketer.[2] A right arm medium pace bowler,[3] he played one first-class match for the Fiji national cricket team, against Canterbury in March 1948.[4] 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.[5]
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Full name | John William Gosling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1921 Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1948 | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 5 March 1948 Fiji v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2007 |