Aug 01, 1879Bromley, England, United KingdomDied on 16 Apr 1923 (aged 43)
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About Gilbert Tosetti
Gilbert Tosetti (1 August 1879 – 16 April 1923) was an English cricketer.
Tosetti was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
He was born at Bromley, Kent. Tosetti made his first-class debut for Essex against Oxford University in 1898.
He played first-class cricket for Essex from 1898 to 1905, making 41 appearances, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1905 County Championship.
In his 41 first-class appearances, Tosetti scored 1,054 runs at an average of 18.49, with a high score of 132 not out.
This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Lancashire in 1902.
With the ball, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 55.68, with best figures of 3/67.His brother, the Military Cross recipient Major Douglas Tosetti, was killed in action in 1918 during World War I.
Tosetti died at Eldoret in Kenya on 16 April 1923.