| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Herbert Wilson Gardner |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Rugeley, Staffordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Armitage, Staffordshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1882 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 2 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 1 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 11 September |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13558.html Cricinfo |
Herbert Wilson Gardner (15 January 1852 — 5 December 1924) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.
The son of James Gardner, he was born at Rugeley in January 1852. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] where he played for the school cricket team and was coached by Alfred Diver. He was described by Wisden during his time at Rugby as a batsman who "hit well and scored fast, and was a very good field at cover-point".[2] He also played rackets for the school, winning the Public Schools Rackets Challenge Cup in 1870 alongside Thomas Pearson.[2] After completing his education, Gardner was admitted as a solicitor in 1876 and practiced in Rugeley.[1] He later played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1882.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in the MCC first innings by Edward Shaw, while in their second innings he was run out for the same score.[4] Besides playing first-class cricket, Gardner also played minor matches for Staffordshire until 1895,[2] but did not feature in any of their eight matches in their debut season in the Minor Counties Championship. He was an elected member of the Lichfield Rural District Council.[5] Gardner died in December 1924 at Armitage, Staffordshire.[2]