Ivor Edward Hale (6 October 1922 – 6 October 2010) was an English cricketer. Hale was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Worcester, Worcestershire, and was educated at Royal Grammar School Worcester.
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| Full name | Ivor Edward Hale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1922 Worcester, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 2010 (aged 88) Malvern, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 World War II, Hale made his first-class debut for Sussex against Oxford University in 1946 at Priory Park, Chichester. He made two further first-class appearances for Sussex in that season, against Warwickshire and Surrey, both in the County Championship.[2] He left Sussex at the end of that season and proceeded to join Gloucestershire, making his first-class debut for the county against the Combined Services in 1947. The following season, he made twelve first-class appearances, featuring against the touring Australians and making several appearances in the County Championship. His final first-class appearance that season came against the Combined Services.[2] In his thirteen first-class appearances for Gloucestershire, he scored 287 runs at an average of 14.35, with a high score of 61.[3] This score was his only half century and came against Cambridge University.[4]
He died at Malvern, Worcestershire, on 6 October 2010, his 88th birthday.
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Ivor Hale at ESPNcricinfo
- Ivor Hale at CricketArchive