John Hales

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. He attended Rugby School, before progressing to Trinity College, Cambridge. He played first-class cricket for the university from 1855–1859, making eight appearances. Despite this, he still gained a cricket blue.

After graduating from the university with a Masters in 1861, Hales entered into employment as a clerk in the Colonial Office. 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. He later rose to the position of Chief Clerk within the Colonial Office, a position he held until his retirement in 1893. He spent his final years in Bournemouth, where he died in January 1915.