Background
He was born in East Ham, Essex.
He was born in East Ham, Essex.
Gilbert was a right-handed batsman. Gilbert made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1983 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Gilbert played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1983 to 1999, which included 50 Minor Counties Championship matches and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1984 National Westminster Trophy.
He made 6 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Lancashire in the 1999 National Westminster Trophy. In his 7 List A matches, he scored 79 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 33.
In 1982, he played for the Second XIs of Northamptonshire, Sussex, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.