Ivor Hale
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| Full name | Ivor Edward Hale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1922 off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivor Edward Hale (6 October 1922 – 6 October 2010) was an English
off break. He was born at Worcester, Worcestershire, and was educated at Royal Grammar School Worcester
.
Aged thirteen, Hale was given a trial at Lancashire's Old Trafford ground in 1936. Cec Parkin praised Hale following the schoolboys trial, stating "there can never have been a boy cricketer like him at his age". He also explained that Hale could spin the ball both ways and had the ability to bowl a googly.[1]
Following
half century and came against Cambridge University.[4]
He died at Malvern, Worcestershire, on 6 October 2010, his 88th birthday.
References
- ^ "Promising Cricketer". The Advocate. 7 October 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Ivor Hale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ivor Hale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Cambridge University, 1948". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
External links
- Ivor Hale at ESPNcricinfo
- Ivor Hale at CricketArchive