Arthur Holland Dyer Gibbs (15 April 1894 – 29 October 1963) played first-class

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for

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in 1919 and 1920. He was born at

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and died at

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, also in Somerset. In CricketArchive's records, he is referred to as "Holland Gibbs", and in

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's scorecards of the matches in which he played he is "Mr H. Gibbs". Gibbs was a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, and his club cricket was for

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. In 1919, he came into the Somerset side for the two matches of the annual August cricket festival at

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, batting at No 10 and keeping wicket. In the second match of the festival, against

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, he was at the wicket when the ninth Somerset wicket fell with the score at 236 and was joined by

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, who survived a dropped catch before he had scored. The pair then put on 143 for the 10th wicket in 70 minutes, which remained the Somerset first-class record until broken by

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and

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more than 80 years on.

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reported that the first 50 runs came in 40 minutes, and the second 50 in only eight further minutes. Gibbs' contribution was 41, and he was out, caught by Charles McGahey off the bowling of Essex captain

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, when Bridges had reached 99. Bridges never made a first-class century. In the second innings, Gibbs and Bridges were promoted to bat at No 7 and No 8, and Gibbs made 18 out of a Somerset total of just 84. Despite this success, Gibbs played only one further first-class match, and failed to score in either innings in the game against

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in 1920.

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