Barney Gibson

Barney Peter Gibson (born 31 March 1996) is a former English cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Yorkshire.

[3][4] He had also played at schoolboy level for Leeds United, whose books he had been on between the ages of eight and twelve,[3] before giving up football to concentrate on cricket.

[6] He was selected ahead of Jonny Bairstow and Gerard Brophy, the two first-choice wicket-keepers, who were rested by Yorkshire.

Gibson was glad to avoid school that day, stating:[2] I was supposed to have triple science, double Maths and RE.

[7] On 3 April 2015, it was announced that Gibson had left Yorkshire and retired from cricket to pursue other career options.