Leonard Gibbard Stileman-Gibbard born Leonard Gibbard Stileman (23 December 1902 – 29 September 1957) was an English first-class

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er. The son of Major-General William Stileman, he was born in British India at Bombay in June 1856. He was educated in Britain at the Abderdeen Gymnasium and Brighton College, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge. He succeeded his uncle, John Gibbard at Sharnbrook House in 1871, assuming the additional name of Gibbard in 1878. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the

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against the touring Australians at Hastings in 1886. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the South's first-innings for 46 runs by George Giffen, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 9 runs. From November 1890 he served as a

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for Bedfordshire. He played

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for Bedfordshire from 1901–05, making thirteen appearances in the

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. He was made a deputy lieutenant for Bedfordshire in March 1906. He served as a deputy lieutenant until January 1939, when he resigned his commission. He died at

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in September 1939. He was the brother of

Harry Stileman Rear-Admiral Sir Harry Hampson Stileman, KBE (7 August 1860 – 28 October 1938) was a British Royal Navy officer who also served as Director of Dr Barnardo's Homes from 1920 to 1923. Stileman was the son of Major-General William Stileman o ...

and

Charles Stileman Charles Harvey Stileman (15 February 1863 – 23 February 1925) was an Anglican clergyman, the inaugural Anglican Bishop in Persia from 1912 until 1917. Charles Harvey Stileman was educated at Repton School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Ordained ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stileman-Gibbard, Leonard 1856 births 1939 deaths Cricketers from Mumbai People educated at Brighton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English cricketers North v South cricketers Bedfordshire cricketers English justices of the peace Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire British people in colonial India