William Richard Ladsey Gibbes (1880 – 21 November 1918) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 14 first-class matches for Wellington between 1905 and 1915.

[2] He was particularly successful as an opening batsman for the East club in Wellington senior cricket.

[3] He worked as a clerk for Townsend and Paul, auctioneers and produce merchants of Wellington.

[4] He died in the 1918 flu pandemic, leaving a widow and a son.

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