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Henry Gale (11 July 1836 – 3 March 1898) was an English first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut in 1865 for Hampshire against local rivals Middlesex, during which Gale made his highest career score of 44. Gale played in five first-class matches for the club between from 1865 to 1866, the last of which came against Surrey.

Henry Gale

Personal information
Born	(1836-07-11)11 July 1836 Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died	3 March 1898(1898-03-03) (aged 61) Westbourne, Hampshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1865–1866	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 6 Runs scored 144 Batting average 16.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 44 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2009

In his six matches Gale made 144 runs at an average of 16.00.

Gale played his final first-class match for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture. The Gentlemen side featured W.G. Grace who made 173*. Gale himself was dismissed for a duck in the Gentlemen's innings.

Gale died in Westbourne, Hampshire on 3 March 1898.

External links

• Henry Gale at Cricinfo
• Henry Gale at CricketArchive

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