Career
He started off playing cricket for Werneth Cricket Club in the Central Lancashire Cricket League. lieutenant was during this period that he was chosen to represent Lancashire as a replacement for Cecil Parkin when he left the club to play league cricket. As well as bowling off spin, Sibbles sometimes bowled medium pace and using off-cutters, regularly opening the bowling for Lancashire in the 1930s.
In his final season for Lancashire, Sibbles bowling was affected by a knee injury and was forced to retire.
According to Wisden, he was "one of the most consistent cricketers without a major representative honour to his name". On 20 July 1973, Sibbles died suddenly at his home in Bramhall, although he had been ill for several years.