Billy Neale (cricketer)

Billy Neale
Personal information
Full name
William Legge Neale
Born(1904-03-03)3 March 1904
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Died26 October 1955(1955-10-26) (aged 51)
Gloucester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm slow
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923–1948Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 452
Runs scored 14,752
Batting average 23.75
100s/50s 14/72
Top score 145*
Balls bowled 6,231
Wickets 100
Bowling average 39.70
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/9
Catches/stumpings 227/0
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.