About Wallace Sproule
Lived 1891 – 1957 (aged 66). Wallace Sproule was a cricketer.
Wallace Sproule (17 April 1891 – 10 May 1957) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Early life Sproule was born at Killyleagh in County Down, and was educated at The Royal School, Armagh. After completing his secondary education Sproule went up to Trinity College, Dublin in 1909. Emerging unscathed from the war, Sproule made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Dublin in 1923.
In Scotland's first-innings, he took 4 wickets with his fast-medium bowling, to finish with innings figures of 4/64; he followed this up with figures of 2/19 in Scotland's second-innings. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed by John Christie in Ireland's first-innings for a single run, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by Gilbert Hole.
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Who was Wallace Sproule?
cricketer (1891-1957)
When was Wallace Sproule born?
Wallace Sproule was born on 17 April 1891 in Killyleagh.
When did Wallace Sproule die?
Wallace Sproule died on 10 May 1957 in Belfast.
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Wallace Sproule was a cricketer.
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