Full Name

John William Dale

Born

June 21, 1848, Lincoln

Died

June 26, 1895, Westminster, London, (aged 47y 5d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Education

Tonbridge School; Cambridge University

John Dale was born at Lincoln on the 21st of June, 1848, and had thus only just completed his forty-seventh year. His premature death was, we believe, due to an attack of pneumonia following influenza. Though he had for some time dropped entirely out of first-class cricket, Mr. Dale will be remembered as one of the best amateur batsmen of his day. He was in the Tonbridge School team from 1863 to 1866 inclusive, and, on going up to Cambridge, played in the University match in 1868, 1869, and 1870. In the last-mentioned year he was one of the heroes of the memorable match which F. C. Cobden"s bowling won for Cambridge by two runs. He scored on that occasion 15 and 67, his partnership with Mr. Yardley in Cambridge"s second innings completely turning the fortunes of the game. In 1870, indeed, Mr. Dale was quite at his best as a batsman, appearing for the Gentlemen against the Players both at Lord"s and the Oval. In the second innings of the Oval match he went in with Mr. W. G. Grace and helped to make 164 runs for the first wicket, his own score being 55. Mr. Dale"s style of batting was extremely finished and elegant. His abilities in the world of sport were by no means restricted to the cricket field. He rowed in the Cambridge eight in 1869 and 1870-with Mr. J. H. D. Goldie as stroke-and was a first-rate fisherman.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

John Dale Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC56982162513216.9215390

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC5631217462/1629.003.3452.000

Debut/Last Matches of John Dale

FC Matches

Span
1868 - 1882

Recent Matches of John Dale

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Cambridge U vs Oxford Uni15 & 670/527-Jun-1870Lord'sFC
Cambridge U vs M.C.C.14 & 200/2920-Jun-1870Lord'sFC
Cambridge U vs Surrey49 & 10/616-Jun-1870The OvalFC
Cambridge U vs Gents Eng6 & 01/1126-May-1870CambridgeFC
Cambridge U vs M.C.C.2 & 8--19-May-1870CambridgeFC

Photos of John Dale

John Dale