Robert Gardiner (18 May 1878 — 24 February 1959) was a

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first-class

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er. The son of Robert Gardiner senior, a farmer, he was born in May 1878 at Findo Gask, Perthshire.Perthshire farmer. '' The Courier''. 11 November 1909. p. 2 A

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er for Perthshire Cricket Club, he made his debut as a

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for

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against

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in 1909. He made two further first-class appearances for Scotland, both against Ireland in 1913 and 1914. In his three first-class appearances, Gardiner scored 133 runs at an

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of 26.60; he made one half century, a score of 72 in the 1913 fixture. He inherited Henhill Farm at Forteviot following the death of his father in 1909. Following the end of the

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, Gardiner organised the Perth Farmer's Peace Show. Outside of cricket, Gardiner was a curler and was a member of the Forteviot Curling Club and helped organise the visit to Perthshire by a touring Canadian curling team in 1925.Canadian curler's visit to Scotland. ''Dundee Courier''. 12 December 1925. p. 6 Gardiner died at

in February 1959.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardiner, Robert 1878 births 1959 deaths People from Perthshire Scottish farmers Scottish cricketers Scottish male curlers