Gifford was born in Paddington in January 1921 and was educated at Blundell's School,[1] with Gifford, who was a talented slow left-arm orthodox bowler playing cricket for the Kent Second XI in 1939.[2] He served in the Second World War as an officer in the Garhwal Rifles, part of the British Indian Army. He played first-class cricket while in British India, making a single appearance for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees cricket team in the semi-final of the 1941/42 Bombay Pentangular played at Bombay.[3] Gifford had little success in the match, scoring a single run and going wicketless from 39 overs bowled.[4] He was seriously injured during the war when he was involved in a traffic accident while stationed in Cyprus, with his injuries invalidating him out of the army.[1] On advice of doctors, he emigrated to Australia in 1948, with it being suggested that the warmer climate would better suit his long-term recovery from his accident.[5]
Soon after arriving in Australia, he found employment at Launceston Church Grammar School, before taking up a teaching post at St Peter's College in Adelaide, where one of his students was Don Bradman's son.[1] From there he moved to Knox Grammar School in Sydney, where he was to teach for the next 32 years.[5] While teaching at Knox, he started youth cricket in Australia by founding the Australian School Cricket Council in 1966, serving as its secretary until 1981.[1] Gifford was also active in Australian rugby union and was a member of New South Wales Rugby Union, serving as a delegate from 1974 to 1989, in addition to being appointed treasurer of the Australian Schools' Rugby Union in 1978, which was a role he held until 1991.[5] He was awarded the Certificate of Distinguished Services to Australian Cricket by Cricket Australia chairman Jack Clarke in 2010 for his service to cricket,[1] in addition to being awarded the Order of Australia Medal in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours.[6] Away from sport, Gifford was an active member of the Liberal Party of Australia and served as secretary of the Palm Beach branch of the party for ten years.[1] His wife, Bunny, predeceased him in 2014, with Gifford passing away in February 2016 following a short illness.[5]
anthony, gifford, cricketer, anthony, aubrey, kenward, gifford, january, 1921, february, 2016, english, born, australian, first, class, cricketer, british, indian, army, officer, educator, anthony, giffordpersonal, informationfull, nameanthony, aubrey, kenward. Anthony Aubrey Kenward Gifford OAM 19 January 1921 11 February 2016 was an English born Australian first class cricketer British Indian Army officer and educator Anthony GiffordPersonal informationFull nameAnthony Aubrey Kenward GiffordBorn19 January 1921Paddington London EnglandDied11 February 2016 2016 02 11 aged 95 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaBattingRight handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxDomestic team informationYearsTeam1941 42EuropeansCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 1Batting average 0 50100s 50s Top score 1Balls bowled 234Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 1 Source ESPNcricinfo 9 November 2021 Gifford was born in Paddington in January 1921 and was educated at Blundell s School 1 with Gifford who was a talented slow left arm orthodox bowler playing cricket for the Kent Second XI in 1939 2 He served in the Second World War as an officer in the Garhwal Rifles part of the British Indian Army He played first class cricket while in British India making a single appearance for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees cricket team in the semi final of the 1941 42 Bombay Pentangular played at Bombay 3 Gifford had little success in the match scoring a single run and going wicketless from 39 overs bowled 4 He was seriously injured during the war when he was involved in a traffic accident while stationed in Cyprus with his injuries invalidating him out of the army 1 On advice of doctors he emigrated to Australia in 1948 with it being suggested that the warmer climate would better suit his long term recovery from his accident 5 Soon after arriving in Australia he found employment at Launceston Church Grammar School before taking up a teaching post at St Peter s College in Adelaide where one of his students was Don Bradman s son 1 From there he moved to Knox Grammar School in Sydney where he was to teach for the next 32 years 5 While teaching at Knox he started youth cricket in Australia by founding the Australian School Cricket Council in 1966 serving as its secretary until 1981 1 Gifford was also active in Australian rugby union and was a member of New South Wales Rugby Union serving as a delegate from 1974 to 1989 in addition to being appointed treasurer of the Australian Schools Rugby Union in 1978 which was a role he held until 1991 5 He was awarded the Certificate of Distinguished Services to Australian Cricket by Cricket Australia chairman Jack Clarke in 2010 for his service to cricket 1 in addition to being awarded the Order of Australia Medal in the 2008 Queen s Birthday Honours 6 Away from sport Gifford was an active member of the Liberal Party of Australia and served as secretary of the Palm Beach branch of the party for ten years 1 His wife Bunny predeceased him in 2014 with Gifford passing away in February 2016 following a short illness 5 References edit a b c d e f Anthony Aubrey Kenward Gifford OAM NC 1933 38 www my blundells org Retrieved 10 November 2021 Teams Anthony Gifford played for CricketArchive Retrieved 10 November 2021 First Class Matches played by Anthony Gifford CricketArchive Retrieved 10 November 2021 Europeans v Parsees Bombay Pentangular Tournament 1941 42 Semi Final CricketArchive Retrieved 10 November 2021 a b c d Anthony Aubrey Kenward Tony Gifford O A M www schoolsrugby com au 28 October 2020 Retrieved 10 November 2021 Mr Anthony Kenward Gifford It s an Honour Archived from the original on 11 November 2021 Retrieved 11 November 2021 External links editAnthony Gifford at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony Gifford cricketer amp oldid 1217895280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
