Billy Neale (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Legge Neale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1904 Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 1955 (aged 51) Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923–1948 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 25 August 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Legge Neale (3 March 1904 – 26 October 1955) was an English professional cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club from 1923 to 1948. He was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, and died in Gloucester. Neale was a right-handed batter who scored 14,752 runs in 452 first-class matches with a highest score of 145* among fourteen centuries. An occasional right-arm slow bowler, he took 100 career wickets. Rated an excellent outfielder, he completed 227 catches.