Autographs of Harold Gimblett
Harold Gimblett (19 October 1914 – 30 March 1978) was a cricketer who played for Somerset and England. He was known for his fast scoring as an opening batsman and for the much-repeated story of his debut. In a book first published in 1982, the cricket writer and Somerset historian David Foot wrote: "Harold Gimblett is the greatest batsman Somerset has ever produced." Gimblett is a member of the Gimblett family, an Anglo-French family who arrived in Britain in the early 18th century from Metz. The family spread out over Britain, with branches located in Somerset, Scotland, and South Wales. There are variations of the spelling of the name, including Gimlet, Gimlette, and Gimblette. More about Harold Gimblett
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Gimblett scored at a fast rate throughout his career, and hit 265 sixes – "surely a record for a regular opening batsman", wrote Eric Hill, his postwar opening partner and thereafter a long-time journalist watcher of Somerset. He appeared, however, in only three Tests, none of them against Australia, and he left first-class cricket abruptly, suffering from mental health problems that would remain with him to the end of his life.
Harold Gimblett was born at Bicknoller in the Quantock Hills in west Somerset, where his family had been farmers since the 15th century. He was the youngest of three brothers and was educated at the local school at Williton and then at the fee-paying West Buckland School just over the border in Devon. Read even more about Harold Gimblett at Wikipedia
Harold Gimblett was born at Bicknoller in the Quantock Hills in west Somerset, where his family had been farmers since the 15th century. He was the youngest of three brothers and was educated at the local school at Williton and then at the fee-paying West Buckland School just over the border in Devon. Read even more about Harold Gimblett at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Harold Gimblett
In total, we tracked 25 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Harold Gimblett (Harold Gimblett - Somerset CCC SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH) was sold in November 2012 for £55.00 while the cheapest item (HAROLD GIMBLETT - 1930/50's SOMERSET & ENGLAND HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGE) found a new owner for £2.00 in March 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2015 with an average selling price of £22.78 for an autographed item of Harold Gimblett. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2012 with £55.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.00 was March 2014. In average, an autographed item from Harold Gimblett is worth £9.30.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Harold Gimblett were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | *1930's ORIGINAL SOMERSET & ENGLAND CRICKETER HAROLD GIMBLETT AUTOGRAPH~SCARCE* | £4.99 | |
| 1914-1978 HAROLD GIMBLETT (Somerset & England), white card, ORIGINALLY SIGNED! | £39.00 | |
| 1982 signed by author David Foot book on harold Gimblett 1st edition vgc | £7.17 | |
| 1983 Signed author David Foot tormented genius Harold Gimblett vgc | £4.19 | |
| Fully Signed Somerset 1940s Maurice Tremlett Harold Gimblett England Miles Coope | £16.20 | |
| Harold Gimblett - England test player - signed magazine photo | £10.50 | |
| Harold Gimblett by David Foot - Signed by David Foot (1982) | £2.99 | |
| Harold Gimblett by David Foot - Signed by David Foot (2003) | £4.20 | |
| HAROLD GIMBLETT SOMERSET COUNTY CRICKETER 1935-54 ENGLAND autograph signed card | £8.50 | |
| Harold Gimblett, Somerset & England, Press Action Photo 1939. Signed? | £7.17 | |
| HAROLD GIMBLETT,SOMERSET CRICKETER,SIGNED TURF CARD | £9.71 | |
| SIGNED AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE PIECE-HAROLD GIMBLETT-SOMERSET, ENGLAND CRICKET | £9.99 | |
| Signed Harold Gimblett 1914-1978 Somerset MCC Players South England Ashes 1930s | £9.72 | |
| SIGNED JOHN ARLOTT LIMITED EDITION... Harold Gimblett's Hundred (1991) Somerset | £54.00 | |
| Signed Somerset 1950s Harold Gimblett Maurice Tremlett England Johnny Lawrence + | £47.00 | |