Full Name

Cyril John Poole

Born

March 13, 1921, Forest Town, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Died

February 11, 1996, Balderton, Nottinghamshire, (aged 74y 335d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Left arm Medium

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Wisden obituary
Cyril Poole, who died on February 11, 1996, aged 74, was splendidly entertaining member of the Nottinghamshire side of the 1950s. He made three Test appearances on the second-string MCC tour of the subcontinent in 1951-52 and scored half-centuries in both innings on his debut in Calcutta. But he did not have enough application to be a serious contender for a home Test place in such a strong era, and instead acquired a reputation as one of the most gifted and audacious left-handed batsmen on the circuit, and a great fielder. Poole, from the mining area round Mansfield, started as a footballer and, at 15, became Mansfield Town's youngest-ever player before going on to Gillingham and Wolves. He did not make his first-class debut until he was 27, in 1948, but thereafter became a steady county run-scorer, passing 1,000 regularly, and making 1,860 in 1961 when he was already 40. There was about him the vague hint of the chancer off the field. He would regularly borrow any bat that was lying around the dressing-room, never worrying about the weight or other technicalities. It is said 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.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Cyril Poole Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests35116169*40.2502010
FC3836374219364222*32.5424127-2245

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests313090---1.80-000
FC383-55034741/8-86.753.78137.5-00
Cyril John Poole

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Debut/Last Matches of Cyril Poole

Recent Matches of Cyril Poole

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Notts vs Northants0--02-May-1962NottinghamOTHEROD
Notts vs Indians2--08-Aug-1959NottinghamFC
Notts vs Oxford Uni581c/0s & 0c/0s23-May-1956OxfordFC
Notts vs Australians58--12-May-1956NottinghamFC
Notts vs Sth Africans25--14-May-1955NottinghamFC