Keith Lawley Gibbs (born 30 December 1933) is a former

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er who played

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for

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from 1951 to 1954 and for

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from 1956 to 1960. Keith Gibbs was a right-arm opening bowler who was a consistent wicket-taker in South African domestic cricket in the 1950s. He twice played for a South African XI against touring teams – against MCC in 1956–57 and the Australians in 1957–58 – but was not selected in the

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team. He took his best figures of 5 for 79 and 3 for 20 when Orange Free State beat Eastern Province in the

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in 1952–53.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbs, Keith 1933 births Living people Cricketers from Bloemfontein South African cricketers Gauteng cricketers Free State cricketers