James Gilman (cricketer)

James Gilman
The London County team in June 1903. Gilman is standing at far right.
Personal information
Born 17 March 1879
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died 14 September 1976 (aged 97)
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm slow
Domestic team information
Years Team
1900 to 1904 London County
1900 to 1901 Middlesex
1901 to 1902 Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 41
Runs scored 977
Batting average 16.55
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 72*
Balls bowled 228
Wickets 3
Bowling average 46.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/74
Catches/stumpings 21/0
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2021

James Gilman (17 March 1879 – 14 September 1976) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for London County, Middlesex and Cambridge University from 1900 to 1904.

Gilman was educated at St Paul's School in London and Jesus College, Cambridge. An electrical engineer, he served as a major in the Royal Army Service Corps in World War One.

At 97 years and 182 days when he died in 1976, Gilman was Middlesex's longest-lived player until Rusi Cooper overtook his record in 2020. The 1977 edition of Wisden carried, as well as Gilman's obituary, an interview he had given a few weeks before he died on his memories of playing alongside W. G. Grace for London County.