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| Full name | Benjamin James Gibbon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 2000 Chester, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,25 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benjamin James Gibbon (born 9 June 2000) is an English cricketer who plays for Worcestershire. [1] Before signing his contract with Worcestershire,Gibbon had played for Cheshire in the National Counties Cricket Championship,where he was named their Bowler of the Year. [2]
Gibbon was born in Chester,and worked on construction sites as a builder. He began to play cricket in 2018. [3] In September 2021,Gibbon signed his first professional contract,with a two-year deal with Worcestershire. [4] Prior to signing his contract,he had already played for Worcestershire in the Second XI Championship. [5] A month before signing his contract, [6] he took a five-wicket haul for Cheshire against Wiltshire in the 2021 National Counties Championship at Moss Lane,Alderley Edge. [7] [8] Paul Pridgeon,Worcestershire's Steering Group Chairman said that Gibbon has "a lot of potential" and that he "brings something different to our group of bowlers". [9]
Gibbon made his first-class debut on 5 May 2022,for Worcestershire against Durham in the 2022 County Championship. [10] In the first innings of the match,he took two wickets,included that of Scott Borthwick,the captain of Durham. [10] Two months before his debut,Gibbon said that he would "like to break into the first team" and that his "ambition is to be a professional". [11]