He played five first-class matches for Somerset, and also appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and I Zingari.

He also published a number of books, including A Cotswold Village; or, country life and pursuits in Gloucestershire and The Improvement of Cricket Grounds on economical principles.

[7] That was his only first-class appearance of the season, his next coming eleven months later, playing for H Hewett's XII against Cambridge University.

[9] Gibbs made his highest score in first-class cricket, 75 against Oxford University for Somerset only a week after making a pair for the MCC.

[14] In his work, A Cotswold Village, Gibbs describes county cricket as being "a little over done",[3] believing the time demands of the game, playing two three-day matches each week through the summer, too great.