Fullname: | John Hales |
Birth Date: | 16 September 1833 |
Birth Place: | Charmouth, Dorset, England |
Death Place: | Bournemouth, Hampshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm fast-medium |
Club1: | Cambridge University |
Year1: | 1855 - 1859 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 8 |
Runs1: | 69 |
Bat Avg1: | 4.60 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 19 |
Deliveries1: | – |
Wickets1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
Date: | 7 October |
Year: | 2018 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/14447.html Cricinfo |
John Hales (16 September 1833 – 25 January 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and civil servant.
The son of the Reverend John Dixon, Hales was born at Charmouth in September 1833.[1] He attended Rugby School, before progressing to Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] While attending Trinity College, Hales made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Cambridge Town Club at Fenner's in 1855.[2] He played first-class cricket for the university from 1855 - 1859, making eight appearances.[2] Hales had an unspectacular record for the university in first-class matches, scoring 67 run across 14 innings, averaging just 4.78, with a highest score of 19.[3] Despite this, he still gained a cricket blue.[1]
After graduating from the university with a Masters in 1861, Hales entered into employment as a clerk in the Colonial Office.[1] He later made a final appearance in first-class cricket, when he played for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at The Oval in 1865.[2] He later rose to the position of Chief Clerk within the Colonial Office, a position he held until his retirement in 1893.[1] He spent his final years in Bournemouth, where he died in January 1915.[1]