[3] He made his first-class debut for Oxford against Lancashire at the Christ Church ground in May 1907, taking the single wicket of Harry Dean.
[8] Also, in May 1909, he claimed innings figures of 8–71 for his university against the touring Australians,[9] and as a result was put on standby for the first Test at Edgbaston, although he was not in the end called upon to play.
[3] After coming down from Oxford at the end of 1909, Gilbert concentrated on his career as a barrister[3] and played only a handful of matches each season up until the First World War.
These games came for the likes of MCC, Free Foresters and Gentlemen of England, though he also made a single (and unsuccessful) appearance for Minor Counties against the South Africans in 1912.
[11] He made one last first-class appearance in the spring of 1930, when he endured a grim farewell against the Australians: Worcestershire were crushed by an innings and 165 runs as Bradman hit 236 – his first century in England – while Gilbert bowled only four overs, which disappeared for 30.