David Robert Gilbert (born 29 December 1960) is a former Australian

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er who played in nine Test matches and 14 One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1985 and 1986. He played domestically for

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and

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. Gilbert received his chance at international cricket due to player bans as a result of rebel tours to South Africa. He performed reasonably well leading the attack, but did not attain distinction at the international level. He toured England,

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and India with the Australian team. He also played 14 ODIs, taking 18 wickets at 30.66. He won the match award when he took 5 for 46 off 10 overs in Australia's victory over

at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 1986. He achieved greater success at first-class level, taking over 350 wickets. He took his best match figures of 13 for 118 for a Young Australia XI against

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in October 1985: 7 for 43 and 6 for 75 in the Australians' 65-run victory. His best innings figures were 8 for 55 for Gloucestershire against

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in August 1991. Since retiring, he has served at executive levels with

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and

. He was subsequently a successful coach and cricket manager for Sussex and worked as the CEO of the New South Wales Cricket Association until 14 January 2013, when he resigned.

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