John Dale

John Ronald Dale (24 October 1930 – 19 November 2016) was an English school teacher and cricketer. He was born in Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire in 1930 and played primarily for Lincolnshire County Cricket Club.

Cricketing career Dale made his debut for Lincolnshire County Cricket Club in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against Derbyshire Second XI. He initially played for the county until 1952. He was a student at Durham University and played for the winning University cricket team in the final of the Universities Athletic Union Championship in 1953. He later appeared for Northamptonshire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship in 1955 and 1956 but was unable to break into the First XI.

Following the season Dale resigned his position at Kent, opting to become a teacher instead, although he played twice for Kent's Second XI during the 1959 school holidays, taking 14 wickets. He died in Skegness on 19 November 2016 at the age of 86.