Gamble was born at Macclesfield in Cheshire. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Cheshire in 1965 against Northumberland at Macclesfield in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] Later attending St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Gamble made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1967 against Warwickshire at Oxford, with him featuring in thirteen first-class matches in 1967.[2] In what was his only season of first-class cricket, Gamble scored 87 runs with a highest score of 24;[3] with his medium pace he took 19 wickets at an average of 41.36, with best figures of 4/57.[4] He continued to play minor counties cricket intermittently for Cheshire until 1973, making a total of twelve appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] After leaving Oxford, Gamble became a teacher in Derbyshire, Lancashire, Birmingham and Devon. He was the headteacher of King Edward V1 Aston, School and Exeter School. He became CEO of Devon County Cricket Club in 2010 and Chairman in 2016.[5]
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^ ab"Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neil Gamble". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^"First-Class Matches played by Neil Gamble". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^"First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil Gamble". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^"First-class Bowling For Each Team by Neil Gamble". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^Kingston, Peter (13 April 2004). "Gleaming spires". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
neil, gamble, neil, walton, gamble, born, january, 1943, former, english, first, class, cricketer, personal, informationfull, nameneil, walton, gambleborn, 1943, january, 1943, macclesfield, cheshire, englandbattingleft, handedbowlingright, mediumdomestic, tea. Neil Walton Gamble born 17 January 1943 is a former English first class cricketer Neil GamblePersonal informationFull nameNeil Walton GambleBorn 1943 01 17 17 January 1943 age 81 Macclesfield Cheshire EnglandBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1967Oxford University1965 1973CheshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 13Runs scored 87Batting average 7 25100s 50s Top score 24Balls bowled 1 384Wickets 19Bowling average 41 365 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 4 57Catches stumpings 8 Source Cricinfo 13 October 2018Gamble was born at Macclesfield in Cheshire He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Cheshire in 1965 against Northumberland at Macclesfield in the Minor Counties Championship 1 Later attending St Edmund Hall Oxford Gamble made his debut in first class cricket for Oxford University in 1967 against Warwickshire at Oxford with him featuring in thirteen first class matches in 1967 2 In what was his only season of first class cricket Gamble scored 87 runs with a highest score of 24 3 with his medium pace he took 19 wickets at an average of 41 36 with best figures of 4 57 4 He continued to play minor counties cricket intermittently for Cheshire until 1973 making a total of twelve appearances in the Minor Counties Championship 1 After leaving Oxford Gamble became a teacher in Derbyshire Lancashire Birmingham and Devon He was the headteacher of King Edward V1 Aston School and Exeter School He became CEO of Devon County Cricket Club in 2010 and Chairman in 2016 5 References edit a b Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neil Gamble CricketArchive Retrieved 13 October 2018 First Class Matches played by Neil Gamble CricketArchive Retrieved 13 October 2018 First class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil Gamble CricketArchive Retrieved 13 October 2018 First class Bowling For Each Team by Neil Gamble CricketArchive Retrieved 13 October 2018 Kingston Peter 13 April 2004 Gleaming spires The Guardian Retrieved 13 October 2018 External links editNeil Gamble at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neil Gamble amp oldid 1156684774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
