Cyril Poole
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| Full name | Cyril John Poole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1921 medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 368) | 30 December 1951 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 10 February 1952 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1948–1962 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cyril John Poole (13 March 1921[1] – 11 February 1996) was an English cricketer, who played for Nottinghamshire and in three Tests for England. He also played football for Mansfield Town, Gillingham and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]
Life and career
Poole was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.[1]
An entertaining left-handed batsman,[1] Poole was 27 before he came into county cricket, but soon established himself in what was, throughout his time with them, one of the weaker first-class county sides. His best season was 1961, when he scored 1,860 runs in first-class cricket.[2]
His one taste of
His healthy Test batting average of 40.25,[1] was complemented by one of 32.45 at first-class level. Poole was an occasional bowler and wicket-keeper.
As a footballer, he became
Cyril Poole died, in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, on 11 February 1996, aged 74.[2] His Wisden obituary in 1997, which described him as a "splendidly entertaining" cricketer, "one of the most gifted and audacious left-handed batsmen on the circuit... and a great fielder".[2] It also included an anecdote:
"He would regularly borrow any bat that was lying around the dressing room, never worrying about the weight or other technicalities. It is said that his team-mates tried to cure him with a trick bat, which was merely a shell filled with sawdust. He scored about 70 with it and apparently never noticed."[2]