John Dale

Who is John Dale?

John Ronald Dale is a former English cricketer. Dale's batting style is unknown, but it is known he bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.

Dale made his debut in county cricket for Lincolnshire in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against the Derbyshire Second XI, with him later appearing for the Northamptonshire Second XI in the same competition in 1955 and 1956. He later made his only first-class appearance for Kent against Cambridge University in 1958. In this match, he took the wicket of Ted Dexter for the cost of 31 runs from 16 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for a duck by Ossie Wheatley in his only batting innings.

Twelve years passed before he next appeared in county cricket, when he played in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship for Lincolnshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1970 to 1979, making 30 further appearances in Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in that period. He made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup.