George Frederick Gamble (24 October 1877 – 27 July 1949) was an English

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er at the beginning of the 20th century. Gamble was born at Leicester in 1877.George Gamble
CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-04-29. He made his first-class debut for

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in 1900, playing against Surrey County Cricket Club at

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in a team which included

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and CB Fry. Primarily a left-arm bowler, Gamble played another two first-class matches for the side in 1903.George Gamble
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-04-29. He played eight more first-class matches, all during the 1906 season for Surrey. In total Gamble took 26 wickets in his first-class career, including one five-wicket haul. He played Lancashire League for

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in 1919. Burnley's intended professional for the 1919 season had been George Thompson, but he withdrew on medical advice just before the season began: Gamble was a stopgap replacement, but the local newspaper detailed a long and successful career as a professional in club cricket as well as his first-class experience, citing more than 270 wickets in two seasons for London County, over 160 wickets in a single season for Eastbourne Cricket Club, a period playing for Woodbrook C. C. in Ireland and an appointment as the head ground bowler at the

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at Lord's in 1914 that was curtailed only by his war service. Gamble died at Leicester in 1949. He was aged 71.

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