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28 June 1882 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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10 November 1967 (aged 85) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Gilbert Lindsay Douglas Hole (28 June 1882 — 10 November 1967) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and British Army officer.
The son of the artist William Hole, he was born at Edinburgh in June 1882.[1] He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, before matriculating to study law at the University of Edinburgh.[2] He initially played his club cricket for Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club,[3] Hole made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin, with him making a further appearance before the First World War against the same opposition at Dublin in 1912.[4] In 1906, he married Grace Chalmers, the eldest daughter of a Liverpool merchant. This connection to the city saw him serve in the war with the Liverpool Scottish, which formed part of the King's Regiment (Liverpool).[1] He initially served as a private from 1916, before being commissioned as a second lieutenant in February 1917.[5] He saw action on the Western Front at the Third Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Cambrai, in addition to engagements at Festubert and La Bassée.[1] He was later promoted to lieutenant in July 1918.[6] Following the war, Hole resumed playing first-class cricket for Scotland, making an additional eight appearances until 1926, six of which came in the annual match against Ireland.[4] Playing as an all-rounder in the Scottish side, he scored 260 runs in his ten first-class matches at an average of 17.33, with a highest score of 37.[7] As a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 27 wickets at a bowling average of 16.66;[8] he took two five wicket hauls, with best figures of 5 for 20 against Ireland in 1912.[9] In his professional capacity as a solicitor, Hole was a member of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet.[2] Hole later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1937.[10] He died at Edinburgh in November 1967.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hannay, Robert Kerr (1936) (in en). The Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet. Society at the University Press. p. 193. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Society_of_Writers_to_His_Majesty_s/7T7IqG-HgnQC.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (in en) Roll of Honour 1914-1919. University of Edinburgh. 1921. p. 374. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Roll_of_Honour_1914_1919/azIPAQAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Cricket. Scottish Referee. 10 June 1910. p. 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "First-Class Matches played by Gilbert Hole". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27040/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "No. 29932". 6 February 1917. p. 1350. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29932/supplement/1350
- ↑ "No. 30839". 9 August 1918. p. 9444. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30839/supplement/9444
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gilbert Hole". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27040/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Gilbert Hole". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27040/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Ireland v Scotland, 1912". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/8/8889.html. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Presidents and Honorary Members". www.cricketscotland.com. http://www.cricketscotland.com/past-presidents/. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
External links[]
- Player profile: G from ESPNcricinfo
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