Eddie Gilbert Cricket. Eddie gilbert pictured in his queensland cap was discarded by the game when he finished playing cricket. The true story of an aboriginal cricketing legend by mike colman and ken edwards abc books 2002 280 pages 29 95 pb review by phil shannon.
Eddie gilbert who was the best remembered aboriginal cricketer to play first class cricket in australia had been long absent from the scene of his sometimes sensational fast bowling feats of. There s a remnant of a cricket ground not in as good shape as the site i find by following a sign on the gympie road that simply says chimney. On the hunt for the home town of tragic indigenous cricketer eddie gilbert.
Alan mcgilvray said he had absolutely no doubt that gilbert was the fastest bowler i ever saw and that no matter how i analyse cricket down the years i cannot imagine anybody bowling a ball faster than eddie gilbert.
The qt can reveal that the cricket field near wolston park s mental health centre will be renamed after the legendary aboriginal fast bowler following a two year campaign by a group of ipswich citizens. While still an infant eddie and his brother were separated from their parents when durundur was abolished. Alan mcgilvray said he had absolutely no doubt that gilbert was the fastest bowler i ever saw and that no matter how i analyse cricket down the years i cannot imagine anybody bowling a ball faster than eddie gilbert. The queensland cricket association even asked him to return his flannels.
