John Dale (cricketer, born 1930)

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John Dale
Personal information
Full name
John Ronald Dale
Born(1930-10-24)24 October 1930
Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1979Lincolnshire
1958–1959Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 4
Runs scored 0 3
Batting average 0.00 3.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 0 2*
Balls bowled 96 270
Wickets 1 7
Bowling average 31.00 23.85
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/31 3/33
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 July 2011

John Ronald Dale (24 October 1930 – 19 November 2016) was an English school teacher and cricketer. He was born in Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire in 1930 and played primarily for Lincolnshire County Cricket Club.

Cricketing career

Dale made his debut for

Universities Athletic Union Championship in 1953.[1] He later appeared for Northamptonshire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship in 1955 and 1956 but was unable to break into the First XI.[1]

After making one Second XI appearance in 1957, Dale signed a two-year professional contract with Kent before the 1958 season. He ended the season as the leading wicket-taker for the Kent Second XI with 42 wickets and was awarded his Second XI cap.[1] He made his only first-class cricket appearance during the season, playing against Cambridge University in May, taking the wicket of Ted Dexter, his only wicket in first-class cricket.[2]

Following the season Dale resigned his position at Kent, opting to become a teacher instead, although he played twice for Kent's Second XI during the 1959 school holidays, taking 14 wickets.

Gillette Cup, taking 3/33 against Glamorgan in 1974 as Lincolnshire became only the second minor county to defeat a first-class county in the competition. He also made one appearance for Minor Counties North in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup.[1]

Later life

Dale played club cricketer Skegness, playing league cricket into his 70s.

Sir John Franklin Secondary Modern School in Spilsby.[1][3] He died in Skegness on 19 November 2016 at the age of 86.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 'John Ronald Dale', Deaths in 2016 in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, p.240, Kent County Cricket Club, 2017.
  2. ^ Spinner John Dale dies aged 86, Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  3. ^ Where are they now? Lincolnshire – 1974 Gillette Cup giant-killers, The Cricket Paper, 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  4. CricInfo
    . Retrieved 2017-05-18.

External links

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