Peter Gardiner (sportsman)
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| Full name | Peter Leitham Gardiner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1896 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 1975 (aged 78) Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1925–1931 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Leitham Gardiner (22 July 1896 – 15 June 1975) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and footballer.
Gardiner was born in July 1896 at Perth. A club cricketer for Perthshire, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland six years apart from one another; his first match coming in 1925, with his second match coming in 1931. Both matches were played at College Park, Dublin.[1] He scored 67 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 42.[2] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 3 wickets at an average of 45.33, with best figures of 2 for 7.[3] Outside of cricket, Gardiner played association football for Falkirk F.C. and St Johnstone F.C. as a goalkeeper.[4] Gardiner died at Perth in June 1975.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Peter Gardiner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Gardiner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Gardiner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Football. Perthshire Advertiser. 3 March 1928. p. 18