Peter Gibbs (cricketer)
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| Full name | Peter John Keith Gibbs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17 August 1944 Buglawton. Cheshire, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off-break bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1964–1966 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1972 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 29 April 1964 Oxford University v Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 9 September 1972 Derbyshire v Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 13 May 1967 Derbyshire v Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 11 July 1973 Staffordshire v Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter John Keith Gibbs (born 17 August 1944) is an English television script writer, and a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1964 to 1966, and for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1972.
Gibbs was born at Buglawton, Cheshire, and attended Hanley High School before going up to University College, Oxford. He represented Staffordshire in Minor Counties cricket from the age of 16, making his debut against Cheshire in 1961. He continued to play regularly for Staffordshire until 1965.
His first-class career began with Oxford University, where he played from 1964 to 1966, playing three times in the annual match against Cambridge. His highest score for Oxford was 126 against Warwickshire in 1964.
Gibbs made his debut for Derbyshire in 1966 after the end of the university cricket season. He played his first County Championship match in a draw against Middlesex, and played five matches for Derbyshire that season.
He established himself in the Derbyshire first team during the 1967 season and was a regular there until the 1972 season. He scored over 1000 runs in each season from 1968 to 1972, his most productive season being 1970, when he scored 1441 runs at 41.17. His highest score was 138 not out against Somerset at Chesterfield in 1969.
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