A. Cole (full name and dates of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer. Coles batting and bowling styles are unknown. Indeed, almost next to nothing is known about Cole.
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| Full name | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1879 | United London Eleven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1879 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 November 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cole made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 1879 against Yorkshire at Lord's. He played one further game for Middlesex in that season against Oxford University and days later he appeared for a United London Eleven in a single first-class match against a United North of England Eleven.[1] In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 45 runs at a batting average of 7.50, with a high score of 21. With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 17.00, with best figures of 3/29.
It is known that Cole was a professional on the Marylebone Cricket Club staff, as well as playing a single match for Essex in 1880 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] At this time Essex did not have first-class status.