Percival Gale
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Full name | Percival George Gale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 22 May 1865 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 September 1940 Croydon, Surrey, England | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1901–1904 | London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2019 |
Percival George Gale (22 May 1865 – 7 September 1940) was an English first-class cricketer.
Gale was born in at Kensington in May 1865. He made his debut in first-class cricket for London County against Surrey at Crystal Palace in 1901. Gale played first-class cricket for London County until 1904, making ten appearances.[1] He scored 130 runs in his ten matches, at an average of 9.28 and a high score of 40.[2] He also bowled sixteen wicketless overs across his ten matches, conceding 37 runs.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket for London County, Gale also made a single appearance for W. G. Grace's personal XI against the touring West Indians at Crystal Palace in 1906.[1] Outside of the first-class game, Gale played for with success for Walham Green and was vice-president of the Wanderers Cricket Club. By profession he was a police officer, rising to the rank of chief inspector in the Special Constabulary.[4] Gale died at Croydon in September 1940.
References[]
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Percival Gale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Percival Gale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Percival Gale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1940". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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- 1865 births
- 1940 deaths
- Sportspeople from Kensington
- English cricketers
- London County cricketers
- W. G. Grace's XI cricketers
- British police officers
- British special constables