Gilbert Tosetti (1 August 1879 – 16 April 1923) was an English

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er. Tosetti was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at

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. Tosetti made his first-class debut for

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against

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in 1898. He played first-class cricket for Essex from 1898 to 1905, making 41 appearances, the last of which came against

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in the

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. In his 41 first-class appearances, Tosetti scored 1,054 runs at an

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of 18.49, with a high score of 132

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. This score, which was his only first-class

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, came against

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in 1902. With the ball, he took 16 wickets at a

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of 55.68, with best figures of 3/67. His brother, the

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recipient Major Douglas Tosetti, was killed in action in 1918 during

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. Tosetti died at

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on 16 April 1923.

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