Clement Gibson went up to Clare College in Cambridge, he had to two successful seasons playing for Oxford University but did not play for Australia.
In 1921, having had two successful seasons playing for Cambridge University, he was picked by the former England captain Archie MacLaren as a member of his amateur eleven that took on, and beat, the all-conquering Australian cricket team, led by Warwick Armstrong, that had won eight successive Test matches against England. 
