Fairfax Gill

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Fairfax Gill (3 September 1883 – 1 November 1917) was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire. Born in Wakefield, he was a right-handed batsman who usually batted in the middle order. Gill appeared in two first-class games for Yorkshire in 1906.

In his debut against Derbyshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield, he was run out for 1 and then bowled by Billy Bestwick for 3 as Yorkshire won by 33 runs. His second match was against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He was bowled by John Gunn for 11, then promoted to open the innings and bowled by Albert Hallam for 3 in a drawn game, which was notable for David Denton's twin centuries.

Gill also played for the Yorkshire Cricket Council in 1903 and for the Yorkshire Second XI in 1906. He died aged 34 in November 1917 at Wimereux, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, during World War I. The Wakefield Express called him "a true sportsman" who was "never carried away by success."