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Percival Gale
Personal information
Full name	Percival George Gale
Born	22 May 1865; Kensington, London, England
Died	7 September 1940 (aged 75); Croydon, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
1901–1904	London County
Career statistics
Matches	11
Runs scored	140
Batting average	8.75
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	40
Balls bowled	96
Wickets	0
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	5/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2019

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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. He also served in the Metropolitan Special Constabulary, rising to the rank of chief inspector.^[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. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

External links

Percival Gale at ESPNcricinfo

[FCM-1] "First-Class Matches played by Percival Gale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[2] "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Percival Gale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[3] "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Percival Gale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[4] "Wisden - Obituaries in 1940". ESPNcricinfo. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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 '''Percival George Gale''' (22 May 1865 – 7 September 1940) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er.
-Gale was born in at [[Kensington]] in May 1865. He made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for [[London County Cricket Club|London County]] against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] at [[Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground|Crystal Palace]] in 1901. Gale played first-class cricket for London County until 1904, making ten appearances.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29574/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Percival Gale |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-08-31 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He scored 130 runs in his ten matches, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 9.28 and a high score of 40.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29574/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Percival Gale |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-08-31 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He also bowled sixteen wicketless [[over (cricket)|overs]] across his ten matches, conceding 37 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29574/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Percival Gale |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-08-31 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> 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 Indies cricket team|West Indians]] at Crystal Palace in 1906.<ref name="FCM"/> 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#United_Kingdom|chief inspector]] in the [[Special Constabulary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/229832.html |title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1940 |date=16 December 2005 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=2019-08-31}}</ref> Gale died at [[Croydon]] in September 1940.
+Gale was born in at [[Kensington]] in May 1865. He made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for [[London County Cricket Club|London County]] against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] at [[Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground|Crystal Palace]] in 1901. Gale played first-class cricket for London County until 1904, making ten appearances.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29574/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Percival Gale |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-08-31 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He scored 130 runs in his ten matches, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 9.28 and a high score of 40.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29574/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Percival Gale |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-08-31 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He also bowled sixteen wicketless [[over (cricket)|overs]] across his ten matches, conceding 37 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29574/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Percival Gale |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-08-31 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> 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 Indies cricket team|West Indians]] at Crystal Palace in 1906.<ref name="FCM"/>
+Outside of the first-class game, Gale played for with success for Walham Green and was vice-president of the Wanderers Cricket Club. He also served in the [[Metropolitan Special Constabulary]], rising to the rank of [[Chief_inspector#United_Kingdom|chief inspector]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/229832.html |title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1940 |date=16 December 2005 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=2019-08-31}}</ref> Gale died at [[Croydon]] in September 1940.
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-[[Category:Sportspeople from Kensington]]
+[[Category:Cricketers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]]
+[[Category:People from Kensington]]
 [[Category:English cricketers]]
 [[Category:London County cricketers]]
 [[Category:W. G. Grace's XI cricketers]]
-[[Category:British police officers]]
+[[Category:Metropolitan Special Constabulary officers]]
-[[Category:British special constables]]