Ben Gibbon - First Class debut
We were incredibly pleased to see former student, Ben Gibbon make his first class debut yesterday in Worcestershire County Cricket Clubs County Championship fixture against Durham at New Road.
Durham’s squad includes newly appointed England captain Ben Stokes which should be a good test.
Gibbon opened the bowling for Worcestershire, finishing the day with figures of 17 overs, 4 maidens, 1 for 50. He was the most economical of the bowling group.
Ben’s wicket yesterday was that of Durham overseas and current South African test batsman Keegan Peterson - not a bad way to open your account!
Ben earnt his first professional contract earlier this winter and was selected yesterday on the back of several excellent performances in the 2nd XI
From Worcestershire’s Website…
Ben Gibbon has been drafted into the Worcestershire squad for tomorrow’s home LV=Insurance County Championship encounter against Durham, with Head Coach Alex Gidman admitting he has been “knocking on the door since the season started.”
The left-arm pace bowler is in contention to make his senior debut for Worcestershire as part of a 12 strong squad announced today.
He has produced some impressive performances during pre-season and for the Seconds after signing his first professional contract at the end of last season following a successful trial.
He’s adapted well, trained hard in the winter and has been knocking on the door since the season started.
“We are really pleased with how he is coming along.
“He is a bit of an old school cricketer, a no-fuss approach, just runs in, understands his job, and tries to do it to the best of his ability, which is all you can ask for.
“We are really pleased with how far he has come so quickly. We are picking him because he deserves his chance, and we are getting to that stage, already albeit relatively early in the season, where we’ve picked up an injury or two.
“He thoroughly deserves his place in the squad, and we are really looking forward to him going about his business if he gets his opportunity.”
Ben studied with us between 2016 and 2018 and was part of our first group that toured Potchefstroom in South Africa for a Pre Season tour. After Ben left us he had spells playing for Cheshire’s Minor County Side and Lancashire’s 2nd Xi before being picked up by Worcestershire over the winter.
We’d like to wish ben and Worcestershire County Cricket Club the very best of luck for this season and beyond!
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