The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he was active as a Gloucestershire player and then his name is given as it would appear on modern match scorecards. Note that many players represented other top-class teams besides Gloucestershire and some, including the Grace brothers, played for teams styled Gloucestershire before 1870. Current players are shown as active to the latest season in which they played for the club. The list excludes Second XI and other players who did not play for the club's first team; and players whose first team appearances were in minor matches only.[4]
^Bailey made his first-class debut in September 2024 againstMiddlesex. Born atNorthampton in 2005 and educated atMalvern College, he had previously played for the Gloucestershire Second XI and the Gloucestershire Academy.[5]
^Barrow was born atCheltenham in 1897. He played six County Championship matches for the county in 1919. He died atStoke Bishop in 1943 at the age of 46.[6]
^Brooks played a single match for the county, taking one wicket and recording apair in an 1892 match against Sussex. He was a member of the ground staff at theBristol County Ground but other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[7][8]
^Born atKingsdown in 1869, Dearlove played six County Championship matches for Gloucestershire between 1895 and 1900, including four in 1895. He scored 129 runs and took five wickets. He died atSouthmead in 1955 aged 85.[9]
^Born atRedland inBristol in 1934, Ford played a single first-class match for the county, taking one wicket. He played for the Second XI between 1951 and 1956.[10]
^Born atDurban in South Africa in 1931, Greene played for South African schools teams and opened the bowling in a first-class match for a South African XI against thetouring Australians in March 1950. He played once for Gloucestershire during 1951, making scores of 23not out and 26 not out and taking one wicket against Oxford University. He died in 2014 atSouthbroom in South Africa.[11]
^Greenway played three first-class matches for the county, two in 1890 and one the following season. He took four wickets. Born in 1870 he died in 1953.[12]
^Born atKeynsham inSomerset in 1913, Matthews played 16 first-class matches for the county between 1933 and 1938, 13 of which were played in 1934. A right-arm fast0medium bowler, he took 14 wickets and scored 185 runs, including a half-century againstHampshire in 1934. He playedMinor Counties Championship cricket forWiltshire in 1948. He died atPort Macquarie inNew South Wales in 1996 at the age of 82.[13]
^Matthews, who was born atClifton inBristol in 1847, played a single first-class match for the county. He neither batted or bowled in the match, an 1872 fixture against Sussex. He died atMaidenhead in 1912. His brother,Thomas Matthews, also played for Gloucestershire.[14]
^Nott played 15 County Championship matches for the county between 1903 and 1912. An occasionalwicket-keeper, he scored a total of 182 first-class runs. Born atWestbury-on-Trym in 1881, he died inWarwickshire in 1959 aged 78.[16]
^Born atBristol in 1878, Pickering played two first-class matches, one forLondon County in 1901 and one for Gloucestershire in 1908. He died atCotham in 1939.[17][18]
^Roper, who was born atBedminster in 1890, played 13 County Championship matches for Gloucestershire in 1920 and 1921. He scored a total of 226 runs, including a half-century made againstLancashire in 1921. He died atMarylebone in London in 1956 aged 66.[19]
^Born atClifton in 1856, Serjeant played three matches for the county in 1883, scoring 41 runs. He died at Bristol in 1916 aged 60.[20]
^Turnbull, who was born atGloucester in 1851, played one first-class match, recording aduck in his only innings againstYorkshire in 1873. he died atSwindon in 1920.[21]
