{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1953)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Ian Gemmell | image = | fullname = Ian James Gemmell | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|4|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm fast-medium | role = | family = | club1 = Minor Counties | year1 = {{nowrap|1981–1982}} | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Minor Counties North | year2 = 1979 | clubnumber2 = | club3 = Cheshire | year3 = 1978–1983 | clubnumber3 = | columns = 1 | column1 = List A | matches1 = 10 | runs1 = 59 | bat avg1 = 7.37 | 100s/50s1 = –/– | top score1 = 20* | deliveries1 = 455 | wickets1 = 7 | bowl avg1 = 45.71 | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = 2/58 | catches/stumpings1 = 2/– | date = 13 April | year = 2011 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13834.html Cricinfo }}
'''Ian James Gemmell''' (born 6 April 1953) is a former English cricketer. Gemmell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
Gemmell made his debut for Cheshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship against the Somerset Second XI. Gemmell played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1978 to 1983, including 48 Minor Counties Championship matches<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34614/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ian Gemmell|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref> and two MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34614/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Ian Gemmell|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref> In 1964, he made his List A debut for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, playing two matches against Middlesex and Yorkshire. He later represented the Minor Counties cricket team in the 1981 and 1982 competitions, playing five matches for the team. His debut in List A cricket for Cheshire did not come until the 1981 NatWest Trophy when Cheshire played Hampshire. He played two further List A matches for Cheshire, in 1982 against Middlesex and in 1983 against Kent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34614/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Ian Gemmell|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref> In total he ten List A matches, scoring 59 runs at a batting average of 7.37, with a high score of 20*. With the ball he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 45.71, with best figures of 2/58.
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==External links== *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13834.html Ian Gemmell] at ESPNcricinfo *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34614/34614.html Ian Gemmell] at CricketArchive
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