Derek Cole
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Derek Henry Cole was an English
cricket
er. Cole was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm off break
and right-arm fast-medium
. He was born in Dawlish
, Devon
.
in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship against the Surrey Second XI
. From 1947 to 1970, he represented the county in 186 Championship matches, the last of which came against Cornwall
. He played a single List A match for the county against Hertfordshire
in the 1969 Gillette Cup
. In this match he scored a single run before being dismissed by Roy Wacey
. With the ball he took a single wicket at a cost of 25 runs. Cole captained
Devon in this match and in Minor counties cricket.
Cole made a number of appearances in first-class cricket
during his career. The first came for the South in the North v South fixture of 1956. His next two first-class appearances came for the combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Indians in 1959 and against eight years later against the touring Pakistanis. Cole captained the side in the 1967 fixture. In his 3 first-class matches he scored 86 runs at a batting average
of 21.50, with a high score of 36. With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average
of 41.00, with best figures of 1/11.
, later returning to the school as a teacher. He was the president of Devon County Cricket Club from 1974 to 1996. He died in Chippenham
, Wiltshire
on April 7, 2006.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Cole was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
and right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He was born in Dawlish
Dawlish
Dawlish is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coast of Devon in England, from the county town of Exeter. It has a population of 12,819...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
.
Cricket career
Cole made his debut for DevonDevon County Cricket Club
Devon County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Devon and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship against the Surrey Second XI
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. From 1947 to 1970, he represented the county in 186 Championship matches, the last of which came against Cornwall
Cornwall County Cricket Club
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He played a single List A match for the county against Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1969 Gillette Cup
1969 Gillette Cup
The 1969 Gillette Cup was the seventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 10 May and 6 September 1969...
. In this match he scored a single run before being dismissed by Roy Wacey
Roy Wacey
Roy Henry Wacey is a former English cricketer. Wacey was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire....
. With the ball he took a single wicket at a cost of 25 runs. Cole captained
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
Devon in this match and in Minor counties cricket.
Cole made a number of appearances in first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
during his career. The first came for the South in the North v South fixture of 1956. His next two first-class appearances came for the combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Indians in 1959 and against eight years later against the touring Pakistanis. Cole captained the side in the 1967 fixture. In his 3 first-class matches he scored 86 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 21.50, with a high score of 36. With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 41.00, with best figures of 1/11.
Personal life
He was educated at Teignmouth Grammar SchoolTeignmouth Community College
Teignmouth Community School is a Community Academy in Teignmouth, Devon, England for pupils aged 3 - 19, and as of 2010 has approximately 1,555 on roll of which around 170 are in the Sixth Form. It is the only non fee secondary school in the town, with other secondary education in Teignmouth being...
, later returning to the school as a teacher. He was the president of Devon County Cricket Club from 1974 to 1996. He died in Chippenham
Chippenham
Chippenham may be:* Chippenham, Wiltshire* Chippenham * Chippenham, Cambridgeshire-See also:* Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA* Cippenham, Berkshire, UK...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
on April 7, 2006.
External links
- John Tierney at ESPNcricinfo
- John Tierney at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...