Wallace Sproule

Wallace Sproule (17 April 1891 – 10 May 1957) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Wallace Sproule
Personal information
Full nameWallace Sproule
Born17 April 1891
Killyleagh, Ireland
Died10 May 1957(1957-05-10) (aged 66)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Balls bowled 294
Wickets 6
Bowling average 13.83
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/64
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 November 2018

Early life

Sproule was born at Killyleagh in County Down, and was educated at The Royal School, Armagh.[1] After completing his secondary education Sproule went up to Trinity College, Dublin in 1909.[1] He played his club cricket for Dublin University, who regularly played host to English county opposition.[1]

Career

He served in the British Army with the infantry during World War I, where he held the rank of Second Lieutenant in August 1915.[2] Emerging unscathed from the war, Sproule made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Dublin in 1923.[3]

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.[4] 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.[4] He later played club cricket for Downpatrick, Dungannon, North of Ireland, and Bangor.[1] He died at Belfast in May 1957,[1] predeceasing his wife, Elizabeth, by twenty years.[5]

References
  1. "Player profile: Wallace Sproule". CricketEurope. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. "No. 29210". The London Gazette. 29 June 1915. p. 6278.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Wallace Sproule". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  4. "Ireland v Scotland, 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. "Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) Officers 1939-1945". www.unithistories.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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